Tag: department of state

When Is an Expiration Date Not an Expiration Date? When It’s Your Passport.

Is my family the only one who didn't know about this? We are getting ready to travel to Singapore, and one of the first things we did was to check our passports. The earliest expiration date showing on the three passports was August of 2020. Since we would be returning sometime in March of 2020, … Continue reading When Is an Expiration Date Not an Expiration Date? When It’s Your Passport. →

The Dissent Channel and Red Teams

I was reading Annie Duke's wonderful book, "Thinking in Bets", and at one point she was discussing the power of having a diverse set of viewpoints within a group. Such diversity, she argues, leads to better decisions. Duke then mentioned the Dissent Channel, and when I first heard the phrase I thought it was a … Continue reading The Dissent Channel and Red Teams →