[March 07, 2014] There is a common claim today that the IRS audits people based on their political party affiliation – those claiming to be “conservative” being most likely to receive an audit. Furthermore, the IRS is being accused of unlawful targeting of conservative groups. If this is not true, the IRS senior leadership should be actively countering… Read More »
[March 06, 2014] At least that is what Time Magazine’s Simon Shuster / Kiev wrote just 10 days ago. I wrote about violence in the streets two days before this article and said that since the U.S. had no strategy, policy, or leadership on the Ukraine, that a zone of gray is developing on what we allow to… Read More »
[March 04, 2014] Recently a private citizen pledged over $10,000 to Purdue University’s school of engineering in return for naming a conference room in one of their buildings. The plaque had God’s name on it, so Purdue removed the reference to “God” and did so without notifying the private citizen. This is not just another example of leadership… Read More »
[March 03, 2014] When serious automobile accidents occur it usually happens when there are multiple failures involving several driver errors. These errors are usually avoidable and involve simply not paying attention and not obeying the traffic rules. A few days ago, a unanimous panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that it was permissible for a… Read More »
[February 28, 2014] Ongoing right now in America (and a number of European countries), is a debate about whether we should be making modifications to the DNA of embryos. This is clearly an ethical debate versus the scientific benefits – recently technologically possible. Debate is good but what is lacking is a clear position articulated by our country’s… Read More »
[February 26, 2014] The Secretary of Defense (SecDef) announced yesterday that the U.S. military would be cut significantly over the next three years; more aggressively than previously envisioned. While there are a number of vocal critics of “slashing” the military, the real question is: “What is our national and military strategy?” The lethality of our military, and thus… Read More »
[February 25, 2014] The declaration of a “war on drugs” by the President Nixon administration in 1971 was a continuation of U.S. government policy that had been in place, essentially since 1914. The United Nations and many senior leaders in government across the globe participated and are currently conducting policies that discourage illegal drug use. Sadly, there has… Read More »
[February 23, 2014] Protesters seeking “greater freedoms” are involved violent protests in both the countries of the Ukraine and Venezuela. The socialist leadership of these two very different nations are trying to move their people in an anti-Western direction. While both are unique in their origins and cultures, there are some common themes in both these movements. The… Read More »
[February 22, 2014] Newly-elected New York City Major Bill de Blasio is neither a hero nor is he a real leader. Yesterday I wrote about a real hero and leader of the Korean War. In comparison, I am saying the NYC mayor is no hero and certainly lacks leader qualities? Heroes do heroic things that greatly help their… Read More »
[February 21, 2014] Paik, Sun Yup (백선엽) is a leader and true hero in all senses of the word. The Korean War is known in America as the “forgotten war” because most simply do not know about it. Sadly this is also true across the western world, not just in the United States. There are many leadership lessons… Read More »