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Two more quotes for this week’s theme of optimism — here are two signers of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Presidents on the topic. First up is John Adams, who wrote this about…
Read MoreThis week I want to focus a bit on what other people are writing that shares my own optimism for what’s possible. These days it’s easy to have discussions with conservatives that are full…
Read MoreAttention crepe hangers! In an article titled, “The Global Fight for Children’s Rights: Europe,” Robert Oscar Lopez writes: Those who have defended marriage until now may feel beleaguered. They may be irritated with the…
Read MoreI write about it often: Leadership, in fact statesmanship, requires “taking the whole nation to school.” That’s not some dreamy over-idealistic thought — it’s what happens every time a country has to be rallied to…
Read MoreIt’s a common question: why can’t the elected guys and gals in Washington D.C. get anything done? The question can’t imply that nothing is getting accomplished, since the White House and the Congress spend…
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A politician selling a policy proposal is easily compared to a business selling a product or service. Marketing is crucial — consumers have to learn about your product and then be convinced to buy…
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Many Microsoft product users have battled blue screens, countless error codes, and any number of other operating system and software problems for more than twenty years. In just the past few weeks they ran…
Read MoreNOVEMBER 18th UPDATE — recommended reading from NCPA: Redefining the Goal of Tax Reform. Who cares about the tax code in November? Heck the holidays start in a couple of weeks and we don’t…
Read MoreIt was my good fortune for a few years to work at a not-for-profit that focused on the issue of school reform. Most of our the time was spent bringing to light the fiscal…
Read MoreThe political left wing in this country has it easy when it comes to any issue — they need only tell people that government can take care of it for you. It doesn’t matter what…
Read MoreBack on October 2nd the title of my post was, “People are not being reached; really, they’re not.” That can’t be said often enough. A perfect example of what people don’t know is the…
Read MoreThis week we will discuss four easily articulated issues: our state’s public employee pension mess; how health care should be reformed; how to offer educational options especially for those in failing inner city schools;…
Read MoreIt’s been going on since the 1970s, really picked up in the 80s, the 90s saw an even faster increase, and in the past decade, well, there are now so many right-of-center political organizations…
Read MoreYesterday I started writing about what I consider to be the most frustrating thing about working in and around politics. What does this have to do with the subject of reaching the uninformed? The…
Read MoreMy purpose in this series of articles isn’t to be combative or offend but to share what I see as the number one problem — and challenge — facing Republicans and conservatives. What qualifies me…
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