The first time I appreciated the actual meaning of habeas corpus was many, many years ago. There was a rumor someone I knew had been arrested. I don’t remember if this was a state or federal arrest, ...

I was going to let the latest evidence of rampant incompetence in the Trump Administration pass me by without comment. But after listening and reading so many indefensible explanations for the ...

The Peter Principle suggests leaders rise to their level of incompetence. But what if the real problem isn't that they've reached their capability ceiling, but that they haven't rehearsed enough for ...

The president’s spectacular ineptitude frequently winds up benefiting those in power. Eric Trump, Donald J. Trump, and Donald Trump Jr. pictured at Donald J. Trump Rally at South Point Resort & Casino ...

In 1969, Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull released The Peter Principle, a book which introduced the concept that in any particular employment hierarchy, employees are promoted until they reach their ...

Fires devastated Hawaii in August 2023 thanks to the incompetence of the Democratic politicians who run the state. That same incompetence has the rebuilding effort moving at a glacial pace 22 months ...

Promotions are often a harbinger of many problems, with the performance of those who receive them declining after their hierarchical “ascent.” ...