USAID's budget accounts for approximately 0.2% of the total federal budget.

Department of Defense (DoD)'s budget represents about 15.5% of the federal budget.

Which would you target for cost savings?

I love the idea of creating a culture of "good conflict" on purpose. This is short and easy to read at a glance, and much needed right now.

She writes: "High Conflict is a trap. It warps our perception and becomes all-consuming. We end up harming the thing we went into the fight to protect. The best defense against High Conflict? Cultivate a culture of Good Conflict, on purpose."

Starter Toolkit — Good Conflict

I've been following Amanda Ripley for a few years now, and she's got a wonderful FREE resource called the Good Conflict Starter Toolkit.

The.Ink | Anand Giridharadas | Substack On politics and culture, money and power, from Anand Giridharadas. Click to read The.Ink, by Anand Giridharadas, a Substack publication.

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Unraveled | Amanda Ripley | Substack A newsletter about human behavior, conflict, journalism and change. Click to read Unraveled, by Amanda Ripley, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Two great sources of sanity on Substack right now that I highly, highly recommend:

Amanda Ripley's Unraveled: amandaripley.substack.com

And The Ink by Anand Giridharadas (see below).