Thursday, July 18th, 2013 08:48:15
While Women Make Gains in Elected Office, Their Numbers Still Lag
Currently 20 of the 100 U.S. senators are women, as are 78 of the 435 representatives, for a grand total of 18 percent of congressional seats. In contrast, according to exit polls, women made up 53 percent of the voters....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, July 11th, 2013 08:47:29
The Arena of Politics
Donald Trump's tweet Tuesday of this week puts it all in perspective, "@realDonaldTrump: With Spitzer & Anthony Weiner running for office, New York is pervert central! Pathetic.
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, July 4th, 2013 08:46:50
Red White and You
This week we celebrate the Fourth of July, the day that our founders declared their independence from Great Britain. This declaration action came after a long history of imposition by King George III. While it might seem as though this....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, June 27th, 2013 08:46:03
Pathological Altruism
Helping another person even when doing so could adversely affect you is considered a virtue by many. People are often applauded as heroes, as they should be, when they help others. But what happens when a well-intended action results in....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, June 20th, 2013 08:45:24
Resilience is What Matters
his past month has been eventful and unusual. My sister Kathy and I spent a weekend cleaning out our mother's home in order to rent it out, and two weeks later we both flew to Washington to surprise our dad....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, June 13th, 2013 08:44:46
City on a Hill
The phrase "City on a Hill" was coined by John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He penned a directive as he crossed the ocean from England to New England aboard the Arabella in early 1630. His....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, June 6th, 2013 08:44:01
Something is Amiss
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again: But already it was impossible to say which was which." So ended the novel "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, which satirized....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, May 30th, 2013 08:43:20
Embrace Failure!
School may be out for summer, at least for my children, but it's a good time to remember that learning is not only about teachers, books, subjects and grades, but more about the mindset and approach that we take in....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 08:42:21
Thanks and Devotion This Memorial Day
If you were to suddenly appear this weekend at the numerous barbecues or pool parties, without any knowledge of our nation's history, it might be hard to understand the real meaning of Memorial Day. Is it a day to sell....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, May 16th, 2013 08:41:39
Crisis Management
My graduate course in crisis management was the 2012 Republican presidential primaries as a senior advisory and national media surrogate for Newt Gingrich. Not only did I survive the week leading up to the South Carolina primary, but my sister....
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