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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 16, 20194 min read
In War, Numbers Are Not the Issue
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 49 "In war, numbers are not the issue." 50) "It is a question of not attacking too aggressively. Concentrate...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 15, 20194 min read
Let's Unite
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 48 "Protracted, fierce confrontation, with neither engagement nor retreat, must be regarded with great...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 14, 20198 min read
Cessation of Combat
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 47 "Envoys with words of conciliation desire cessation." I don't know much about Tip O'Niell. I just looked him...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 13, 20194 min read
Leaders Are Also Humans
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 46 "If a general is by turns tyrannical and in terror of his own men, it is a sign of supreme incompetence."...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 12, 20194 min read
Dire Distress
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 45 "Excessive punishments are a sign of exhaustion." As I've recently confessed, the angry Italian Papa in me...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 11, 20194 min read
Trump has True Volunteers
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 44 "Excessive rewards are a sign of desperation." So why didn't the Minneapolis protest build to a greater...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 11, 20195 min read
Huddles of Whispering
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 43 "Men whispering together, huddled in small groups, are a sign of disaffection." And Lionel Giles: "The sight...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 9, 20194 min read
Attackers at the Bay
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 42 "If they fail to hang up their pots and do not return to their quarters; then they are at bay." We commence,...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 8, 20194 min read
Impeachment Is Their Last Strategy
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 41 "If they feed grain to their horses and meat to their men; (42) If they fail to hang up their pots and do not...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 7, 20194 min read
The President Is Angry at Right People
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 40 "If officers are prone to anger, the men become weary." Have you ever had an angry boss (and who hasn't)?...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 6, 20195 min read
Our Banners and Flags Are in Disorder
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 39 "Banners and flags moving are a sign of disorder." When did we lose our way, in America? When did our banners...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 5, 20195 min read
Failure of Command
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 38 "Confusion among the troops is a sign that the general is not respected." Funny, even while talking about...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 4, 20195 min read
They Shout to Keep up Their Courage
John Minford, 9: 37 "Shouting at night is a sign of fear." If I mention the structure of a poem, do you have some idea what I'm referring...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 3, 20195 min read
Vision of Victory
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 36 "Birds gather on empty ground." I love this verse. It is such a wonderful vision of victory. You look up to...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 2, 20194 min read
Crony Capitalism
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 34 "Bearers of water drinking first indicate great thirst." And Giles, 9: 30 "If those who are seen to draw...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Oct 2, 20193 min read
Opportunities for Advancement
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 35 "An advantage perceived but not acted on, indicates utter exhaustion." Do you work for a large firm? If so,...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Sep 30, 20194 min read
As Food Is to the Body, Truth Is to the Mind
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 33 "Soldiers standing bent on their spears indicate great hunger." Have you ever fought so hard, and so long,...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Sep 29, 20196 min read
Without Apportionment
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 32 "Some men advancing and some retreating are a sign of a decoy." I begin today with a confession. I do NOT...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Sep 28, 20194 min read
Socialism Is America's Most Critical Enemy Within
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 31 "Much running about and soldiers parading are a sign of expectation." Lionel Giles, 9: 27 "When there is...
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Pasquale Scopelliti
Sep 27, 20193 min read
Broken Promises
John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 30 "Words of peace, but no treaty, are a sign of a plot." In his hope and change campaign, Obama offered all of...
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