Let’s Take Marriage Back
Tuesday’s election is over, now, with liberals, activists, and the Obamaniacs congratulating themselves on a “world-changing victory.” Yet, there is rain on their parade. Across the country, people are...
View ArticleSo, There’s a Depression, Now What?
As promised, here’s a column on how to survive the next decade meant for Millennials and late Gen-X who have based their future plans on the indefinite continuation of prosperity and importance of...
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The Year in People
A look back on the year’s most influential and newsworthy people in America and around the world. It’s been a particularly busy year, with big stories emerging in politics, the economy, and...
View ArticleBuilding for the Future
Earlier this month president-elect Barack Obama announced that he intends to enact a new economic stimulus package to create 2.5 million jobs and help stabilize our flagging economy. This stimulus...
View ArticlePredictions for the early days of the Obama administration
1) Obama will go with a short speech, powerful, memorable, quotable speech which will be under 20 minutes long. JFK’s inaugural was 12 minutes long, and there is a connection. Ted Sorenson who wrote...
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Card Check Timing Conspiracy?
I’m not sure how many of you in the Agora are following the card check legislation, also known as the Employee Free Choice Act. This is an epic battle between labor unions and business. The EFCA...
View ArticleMemories of Teddy Kennedy
I worked the Kennedy ‘80 campaign in Champaign-Urbana (I’ve forgotten what Congressional district that was then) and co-organized a campus campaign visit. The campaign was rough and the visit was...
View ArticleDefining Power
How would you define power, in a political sense? Like my last few posts, this one is inspired by Professor Larry Klugman. On the first day of his political science course he defined Power with the...
View ArticleThe Cost of Individualism to our Health
Much has been said about healthcare in the last few months. It seems there is nothing more to talk about. I mean come one we’re headed towards National Socialism or Communism (interesting how one...
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