Month: March 2015

The Leadership Ethic of Pontius Pilate – Expediency and Utility

On By Tim CloydIn Consulting, Hendrix College, Leadershp, liberal arts, Life and Fiction, New World, OpEd, Philosophy, Tim Cloyd, truth4 Comments

I was once asked to be on a panel with Bishop Janice Huie to discuss the place of religion and spirituality in higher education and particularly liberal arts education and colleges. I was honored and nervous. As a college president I had ideas, but I am not a biblical scholar or expert like her. Fortunately …

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Subtle Culture Shifts in Perceptions as Critical to War 2.0 and to Domestic Policing

On By Tim CloydIn Centre for International Security Studies Sydney, Hendrix College, Law and Order 2.0, National Security, New World, Warfare 2.0Leave a comment

My class is studying irregular warfare and we have begun reading Thomas Rid and Marc Hecker's book War 2.0: Irregular Warfare in the Information Age. I also highly recommend James Der Derian's work. Particularly his book Virtuous Wars and his essay collection Critical Practices in International Theory. Professor Der Derian is the Director of the …

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