Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

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Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " A Practical Approach to Peace in the Middle East ." The question then is...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " When Compromise Means Death ." The nations of the world look on with ho...

I saw this and thought this was a clean version of "Never get into a pissing contest."  ;-) (Credit Video: Andy Blumenthal)

I thought this was a funny saying that my friend told me.  I'd agree with you but then we'd both be wrong! He said that he act...

This is sort of what I feel happened with North Korea and the U.S. at the Summit in Vietnam this week.  We went into this thinking that ...

So this shutdown has really been an education in political dysfunction, bickering, and childish behavior.  But when President Trump yest...

So its day 18 of the Federal government shutdown.  The first couple of weeks wasn't so bad, because it was the holidays and vacation...

A colleague was talking to me about negotiating and working with others: He said something I liked:  Listen, empathize, and give a lit...

Our nation is increasingly polarized with little to no tolerance of others wants, thinking, or actions.  - First under Obama. - Then wit...

So I like this quote by Carl von Clausewitz: "War is an extension of politics by other means." There is diplomacy and then t...

So I saw on Facebook, an image of an old, wise, Native American Indian. And over the image, it reads: "The left wing and the ri...

So after the aborted Healthcare bill to replace failing Obamacare, President Trump tweeted about the alt-right's lack of support for t...

So this is what I've learned about conflict management... Obviously, we are better off without conflict and to simply all get along-...

So when it comes to " Crucial Conversations ," they unfortunately frequently end in silence or violence. When the "stakes ...

So I bought a really comfy chair--everyone wants one of these.  (Note: Pictured here is not the actual chair or store from my story ...

So, true story. I know identify theft is a serious matter, but really... I'm heading out of the driveway and I see the newpaper de...

So this is funny, this company, Knock Knock makes witty office supply products. This one is a picture of file folders that say, " U...

So reopening the government, narrowing our deficit spending, and raising the national debt ceiling is coming together in planned negotiati...

Day #3 of the Federal Government Shutdown. I am reminded on the streets of D.C. that there are many others hurting and in need.  Pictu...