Author: Kevin Smith

In this episode, Captain Smith discusses U.S. trade policy and the emergence of China as a global trading enterprise.

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In the coming months Captain Smith will discuss complex problem solving. Complex problem-solving skills are now the most in-demand set of skills in the global job market.  He also discusses Neo-Marxism because of attempts, through our universities, for it to become legitimate.  The Neo-Marxism movement endeavors to convince the younger generation of the merits of communism, notwithstanding its disastrous history.

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Captain Smith presents the critical thinking model provided by Macat (macat.com).  Macat is a major resource for critical thinking material, including an extensive video library. The Wall Street Journal‘s “China’s Challenge to Democracy”  is discussed from a critical thinking perspective, uncovering a disturbing and glaring example of intellectual dishonesty.

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Special Edition: Military strategy and defeating enemy forces. Captain Smith clarifies what he means by military strategy and how we should think about military force with respect to America in this complex world.

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Captain Smith continues  examining critical thinking and complex problem solving.  Then he discusses military strategy as it applies to the recent Syrian strike and what we need to consider.

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Special Edition: Critical thinking in complex environments, part II.  The world of the “solution providers”: (1) their new business opportunities (check out the Future of Jobs Report) and booming economy, (2) Q & A with a solutions provider, (3) a design thinking tutorial, and (4) the process of inquiry and discovery.

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Special Edition: Critical thinking in complex environments, part I. Captain Smith explores how critical thinking solved a serious and challenging problem in the aviation industry in the 1990s.

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This week’s show furthers our discussion of “design thinking,” a more focused version of critical thinking. Design thinking can lead to a new business model for many companies, enabling them to capitalize on the growing economy.  In “News You Can Use” we discuss “deep state” operatives using the FBI as a weapon to swing an election in favor of their candidate of choice, negating democracy.

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Special Edition: Critical thinking in complex environments, part II.  The world of the “solution providers”: (1) their new business opportunities (check out the Future of Jobs Report) and booming economy, (2) Q & A with a solutions provider, (3) a design thinking tutorial, and (4) the process of inquiry and discovery.