This is part 2 of a 2-part article. Read Part 1 Here A fifth type of party people, Activists, are usually familiar with the other types but they put most of their effort into influencing state or federal legislative votes, agency policies, judicial cases or executive acts. They are found at all levels of government from local to … [Read more...]
Save the Cheerleader, Part 1
February 22, 2010 by 5 Comments
This is part 1 of a 2-part article. Read Part 2 Here In our current two-party system, independents need the two big parties. There is, of course, an Independent Party, and people have differentiated members of this party from independents by using the phrase “small ‘I’ independents” to denote those who aren’t part of any party. Few … [Read more...]
Independents & Tea Party, Part 3: Liberal vs. Conservative Populism
February 17, 2010 by 4 Comments
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article This is part 3 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Note, in contrast [to conservative populism], that liberal populism typically follows a different path. Movements such as Abolition, Feminism, Civil Rights and Environmentalism build and build until they are legislated. At … [Read more...]
Independents & Tea Party, Part 2: How Populism Succeeds
February 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article This is part 2 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here Which group [independents or the Tea Party] is most likely to last? The answer probably depends on upcoming elections. The Tea Parties are a populist movement, meaning that their popularity requires at least three … [Read more...]
Independents & the Tea Party Movement, Part 1
February 15, 2010 by 1 Comment
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article This is part 1 of a 3-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Much of the media represents what it calls a “third” view as sometimes independents and other times the Tea Party. In recent elections, these two groups have often voted together. They both tend to vote against entrenched … [Read more...]
The Chemistry of Genius?, Part 2
February 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article This is part 2 of a 2-part article. Read Part 1 Here Seratonin, Adrenaline and Myelin Science is now beginning to show the reasons why quality in education increases with individualization. Studies have shown for a long time that students receiving personalized, caring and quality mentorship … [Read more...]
The Chemistry of Genius?, Part 1
February 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
New Science on What Makes Quality Education Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article This is part 1 of a 2-part article. Read Part 2 Here Harvard Business School recently emphasized that the major changes in the world tend to come from what they called “disruptive innovators.” These are surprising innovations that usually come … [Read more...]
The Latch-Key Generation & Independents, Part 3: Generations & Independent Philosophy
February 4, 2010 by 2 Comments
This is part 3 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Generations Independents are the latch-key generation grown up. Raised by themselves, with input from peers, they are skeptical of parents’ (conservative) overtures of care after years of emotional distance. They are unmoved by parents’ (liberal) emotional insecurity … [Read more...]
The Latch-Key Generation & Independents, Part 2: Management 3.0
February 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 2 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here It may seem oxymoronic to say that pragmatic Independents have ideals, but they are actually as driven as conservatives and liberals. Independents want government, markets and society to work, and to work well. They don’t believe in utopia, but they do think that … [Read more...]
The Latch-Key Generation & Independents, Part 1
February 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 1 of a 3-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The rise of Independents isn’t an accident. It is the natural result of both major parties emphasizing politics over principle and ideology over pragmatism. A third reason for the rise of Independents is the widespread loss of blind faith in man-made institutions (like … [Read more...]
