by david allan van nostrand | Mar 9, 2026 | Behind the curtain, Human Behavior, Organizational Behavior, The world around us
Until he was killed when his single-seat lightweight aircraft crashed, Joseph Overton was a Fellow at The Mackinac Center for Public Policy. A policy analyst, he described the range of topics acceptable to mainstream thinking as the window of discourse. Overton...
by david allan van nostrand | Nov 17, 2025 | Organizational Behavior, Rituals, The Wayback Machine
Day is done, gone the sun, From the lake, from the hills, from the sky; All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. If we know the tune at all, we know Taps was written to signal lights out to armies spread across large outdoor encampments. Armies used the bugle because it...
by david allan van nostrand | Jun 23, 2025 | Human Behavior, Organizational Behavior, The world around us
In 1821, well-known activist and Member of Parliament Colonel Richard Martin (King George IV called him Humanity Dick) accused fruit and vegetable peddler Bill Burns of being cruel to his donkey. Animal welfare influencer Martin shocked everyone when he had attendants...
by david allan van nostrand | May 5, 2025 | Assumptions, Items in the News, Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Third places
The coffee houses of the seventeenth century were places to discuss politics, trade, and business. In England, coffee houses were referred to as Penny Universities. One penny was the price of admission to a place where people from all social classes could join in...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 3, 2025 | Human Behavior, Items in the News, Organizational Behavior, Shaky Science
You have all the right qualifications for the job; the education, training, and skills. You hold an advanced degree from a good school in the field they’re looking for. You began working on the shop floor while other kids went on vacation. You quickly earned...
by david allan van nostrand | Feb 24, 2025 | Human Behavior, Organizational Behavior, Rituals, The world around us
The first obituaries were published long ago in newspapyri somewhere around the Mediterranean Sea. They were little more than death notices. When someone of great stature died, there would be brief life summaries. Asp Takes Cleo. A Closer Look at Obituaries A month or...
