Three Lectures on Pathologies of National Security Decision-making
One hour detailed presentation to the Institute of World Politics
Washington DC, December 5, 2019

Ten minute address to the Harvard Class of 1965
on the occasion of its Fiftieth Reunion celebration on May 26, 2015
Talking notes to accompany Class Address

Sometimes It Takes a Near-Death Experience to Change Bad Behavior
presented at the Marine Corps University, March 28, 2011
Talking notes to accompany Marine Corps University presentation


Current Commentaries on Significant Events, Structures and Trends

The Vietnam War as an Early Warning Commemorative Address at the Ohio Statehouse, March 27, 2013 Rules for Economists October 13, 2013 Feather Beds and Hockey Sticks A Patriotic Oration presented to the Harvard Class of 1965 on March 3, 2019 Why Is It So Hard to Be a City on a Hill? Harvard Class of 1965 Fifty-fifth Reunion presentation on May 14, 2022 The Denarius and the Dollar Financial Times,  September 28, 2024 Adjusting Our Expectations to What Is Coming With the end of living on capital and credit, life as we've known it will cease Asia Times, January 5, 2025 Trump's in-the-know Plan to Demolish the US Economy Asia Times, June 5, 2025