Simon P. Newman

Apr 6

The Butcher of Bucha

Why is this happening? Just when we thought we had seen the worst of the war in Ukraine, we saw last week the pictures of a horrific massacre of innocent Ukrainian civilians by Russian soldiers in the town of Bucha. Civilian bodies shot in the head by sniper fire littered…

Bucha

4 min read

Dec 3, 2020

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Higher Education

20 min read

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Nov 7, 2019

The Dangers of Toasted Snow, the Backfire Effect, and Brexit Lassitude

As a British-American transformation specialist, I often have to work in politically charged environments. Change causes emotions to run high, and in this environment Machiavellian constituents further their self-interested agendas by inflaming anger and fear rather than focusing on facts. When these manipulations happen, it always leads to bad outcomes. …

Brexit

4 min read

Apr 28, 2019

Nine points to consider when choosing a college

Simon P. Newman Wednesday May 1st is National College Decisions Day when around 3 million students decide on which college to attend. It is a tense time for you and your parents, who graduated in a different time (or maybe didn’t graduate at all). The stakes are much higher today…

Education

11 min read

Nine points to consider when choosing a college