Using Persuasion to Create Assets Out of Nothing

Yesterday President Trump unexpectedly said he would be “honored” to meet North Korea’s Kim Jung-un.  And that’s how a Master Persuader creates an asset out of nothing. I’ll explain. By holding out the possibility of meeting with Kim Jung-un, President Trump has conjured out of thin air a virtual “asset” that…

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The North Korean Weapons Test Pattern

We’re seeing speculation in the press that the United States might be behind North Korea’s recent failed missile tests. By way of context, North Korea has had some bad patches before, but they experienced a new streak of “bad luck” at about the same time President Trump got into office….

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