https://www.naomiriley.com/ There Are Worse Things Than Foster Care So headlined an article written by Naomi Schaefer Riley, published recently in the New York Times. And what is ‘worse’ for youngsters in troubled situations may surprise you. So, we talked to Ms. Riley, a Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to get a fulsome explanation …
https://www.amazon.com/Populist-Explosion-Recession-Transformed-American/dp/0997126442 To understand the populist phenomenon that led to Donald Trump’s election, many turned to John Judis’s book. ‘The Populist Explosion’, back in 2016. He gave a clear-and prophetic-explanation of the rise of populism. Two years into the Trump Administration, and with similar political upheavals around the world, he attempts to explain the resurgence of …
https://www.amazon.com/Judicial-Fortitude-Chance-Administrative-State/dp/1641770082 Peter Wallison feels there is an argument to be made that this is the case. Nameless, faceless bureaucrats are left free to write the language and regulations that underpin broad laws passed by Congress. In the process, they define much about what the federal government’s growing role is in our lives. Congress was meant …
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Commerce-Illicit-Economy-Threatening/dp/0691170185 Illicit trade has been with us since the dawn of antiquity. We even glamorized the craft in folklore about the pirates on the high seas. Yet, the pace and sophistication of illicit trade has broken with all historical precedents over the last thirty years, according to Louise Shelley, author of ‘Dark Commerce’. The anonymity …
https://www.qu.edu/ IF THE MBA IS THE GOLD STANDARD, WHY ARE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DROPPING DRAMATICALLY? A master’s degree in business administration. Just a few years back, colleges began seeing this as a cash cow. Anyone who wanted to climb the corporate ladder felt it was a prerequisite to that end. So these programs sprung …
https://storycorps.org/ FAREWELL TO CONGRESS FROM REPRESENTATIVE OF SANDY HOOK DISTRICT An effective, consensus building Congresswoman from Connecticut, Elizabeth Esty, left Congress before the 2019 session, deciding not to run for again as decisions she made about a sexual abuse issue in her office forced her early departure. While the #MeToo issue is touched on, she …
https://www.amazon.com/Waging-Justice-Doctors-Journey-Speak/dp/1982205423 Dr. Paul Zeitz, author of ‘Waging Justice’, has clearly defined the role of the doctor as to take on the public health issues that affect each person around the globe. His memoir discusses how he spearheaded a global charge against AIDS and climate change. His journey includes a personal transformation which led to global …
https://www.aei.org/scholar/katherine-zimmerman/ How many times have we heard that America took out the third in command of Al Qaeda in Iraq and yet nothing seems to change on the ground as it relates to terrorism(except, of course, for that slain terrorist). Perhaps, America’s vision of how we destroy the command and control of these groups is …
https://www.amazon.com/God-Question-Not-Answer-Uncertainty/dp/1538115883 If your faith in a higher being isn’t shaken today by the earthly frailties of those leading some major religious institutions, at least some level of doubt and uncertainty about God is the essence of the human condition. Passions run hot when it comes to this subject, both among believers and non-believers. And then …
https://www.traceywilen.com/books For so many people in our society, their future rests on jobs which may, or may not, exist going forward. Questions abound on many levels and pertain to technology displacement, corporate disruption, skills acquisition and longevity gains imagined which will increase the time spent in the workforce. All of this presents great challenges in …