Author Archives: dougnoll

Segment 1: Military Spending is Making American Less Secure. The United States is spending more on the military than ever before. Over 50% of every dollar that we pay in taxes goes to support military spending. What are the consequences … Continue reading →

Segment 1: From Baghdad to Brooklyn, from Kabul to Fort Hood. Our guests on this edition of The Doug Noll show are Matt Gallagher and Roy Scranton, authors of the book Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War. … Continue reading →

Segment 1: Why Don’t We Try Cooperation? Our guest on this edition of The Doug Noll Show is up-and-coming young peacemaker Jesse Treakle, founder and director of the organization Conflict Unplugged. Jesse is based in San Diego and is currently … Continue reading →

Segment 1: Conflict is Caused by Fear. Our guest on this edition of The Doug Noll Show is the esteemed Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Palestinian medical doctor who has dedicated his life to raising awareness for peace between Israel and … Continue reading →

Segment 1: Anger is a Normal Human Emotion. Our guest on this episode of The Doug Noll Show is Nathanial Smith. Nathanial is a professional counselor specializing in anger, depression, anxiety and domestic violence. His is the author of Taming … Continue reading →

Segment 1: Born In the Occupied West Bank. Our guest on this edition of The Doug Noll Show is Soha Al-Jurf, a Muslim woman born the occupied West Bank to Palestine parents, and raised in an Arab community in Iowa … Continue reading →

Segment 1: Social Justice and Basic Human Rights. Our guest on this edition of The Doug Noll Show is Judithe Registre, Program Director for the Because I Am a Girl campaign at Plan International USA.  Judithe holds a Master’s degree … Continue reading →

In legal negotiation, your client will have to make the final decision about whether to make a deal or not. As we have seen, human decision-making in the face of great risk and uncertainty is fraught with peril. Our brains … Continue reading →

Segment 1: Ambiguous Loss: Never Any Closure.It is rare that we think about how military life can disrupt the career aspirations of its servicemen and women and how coming home from war zones and returning to normal life is difficult … Continue reading →

This post is about how to support your boss in negotiation. As a young lawyer, you may not be in charge of a negotiation but may be asked to be an assistant or second chair. There is quite a bit … Continue reading →