https://www.amazon.com/H.-W.-Brands/e/B000AQ26V0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Conservatism has been the prevailing political ideology in America since the 1980’s, when Ronald Reagan’s brand came to dominate America’s political culture. It was a rather pragmatic version, often cutting deals with Democrats to get 80 percent of what he wanted. His belief that winning elections was for the purpose of governing. Much of …
https://www.amazon.com/Storm-Upon-Us-Conspiracy-Everything-ebook/dp/B08S6YQ1KF On January 6, 2021, the day our Capitol was invaded by insurrectionists, QAnon became the most violent manifestation of its most fervent fever dreams and joined with other right wing extremists of all stripes to declare that ‘the storm’ they have long talked about was here. Mike Rothschild a chronicler of the movement since …
https://www.brookings.edu/experts/clifford-winston/ Democrats and Republicans agree on little else, but both seem to buy into the notion that heavy expenditures on capital projects related to infrastructure will reap great dividends for the near and long term. Who can argue that new roads, bridges, water systems and broadband enhancement are not beneficial? But are the use of …
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/steven-malanga There are short and long term trends as it relates to migration across America. For years, the south and the southwest have been gaining population while the Midwest and Northeast have been stagnant or losing ground. And even in places like New York City, some tragic event or spate of bad governance may drive …
https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/topics?f%5B0%5D=type%3A2363 It’s hard to consider the place we’re in as a country and not wonder if something is lacking in the way we teach civics and United States history. ( I must have missed the chapter about trying to undo fair and free election results by storming the Capitol.) Waving the flag and spouting platitudes …
https://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Agility-Building-Successful-Professionals/dp/1118275071 In the Zoom era, businesses are investing millions into global collaboration technology. Yet the slickness of Big Tech stands to mask-and perhaps exacerbate the real issue: doing business across borders has less to do with technology and everything to do with being culturally agile. Instinctively we sense this. How do you react when put …
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/american-men-suffer-a-friendship-recession/ It’s not just as a result of the pandemic that men are having a difficult time engaging with other guys in a bond of friendship. This trend has been going on for a while and is likely exacerbated by the fact that many friendships are formed in the workplace, which is now undergoing great …
https://www.foundersspace.com/surviving-a-startup/ A great idea is one thing. Operationalizing that idea is another. Haven’t we all had the one big notion that we thought would be a million dollar opportunity? As you’ll hear in this podcast, I shared mine with our guest. Yet, like most of us, I never went the extra mile to try to …
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https://www.policingproject.org/team/ Defund the police? Provide less immunity for their bad acts? Create a national standard for their training and ways to de-escalate a situation? Augment the term public safety to include social workers and mental health specialists? Depending upon who you talk to, all of these matters are part of the concept of ‘police reform’. …