As a fan of leadership books, I try to read everything that comes out in this field. Unfortunately, reading hundreds of books on the same topic means there is seldom something really new—fresh, exciting, revolutionary that uplifts the entire genre. The last such surprise for me came several years ago in the writings of Steve Farber. But now, … [Read more...]
A Review of Launching a Leadership Revolution by Orrin Woodward & Chris Brady
January 29, 2010 by 6 Comments
Freedom Leadership: America’s Opportunity
January 27, 2010 by 4 Comments
Futurist John Naisbitt wrote in Mindset that success in the 21st Century will go to the opportunity leaders, not the problem solvers. America hasn’t yet figured this out. The focus of our leaders — political, corporate, media — seems mostly on problems. As Fareed Zakaria argues, the current debate in the United States is totally out of touch … [Read more...]
The New Global Aristocratic Class & the Decline of Free Enterprise
January 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
While regulation increases and economic freedom decreases in America, other nations are going the opposite direction. In order to remain prosperous and strong, America must revive the principles of free enterprise that made her great. Three New Hotspots In a two-day span, the New York Times ran two articles -- "The Tel Aviv Cluster" and "Is … [Read more...]
Beyond Liberals & Conservatives, Part 3: The New Majority
January 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 3 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here But the biggest shift of all may be that postmodernists and independents have a new faith: “We must save ourselves, at least as far as this world is concerned.” On one extreme, this means becoming truly self-made, like an Ayn Rand hero, building yourself and your family … [Read more...]
Beyond Liberals & Conservatives, Part 2, The Current Debate
January 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 2 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here Most recently, Ralph Nader has argued that the only solution to our current problems is for the super-rich to use their influence and power to reduce corporate power in the world and let governments save us. Government offers the most hope to mankind, this view argues, … [Read more...]
Beyond Liberal & Conservative: Independents, Postmodernism, & How To Really Understand the Issues, Part 1
January 8, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 1 of a 3-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here If you want to understand and profit from the political, economic and cultural forces at play in today’s world, you must understand two things: The evolution of pre-modernism, modernism and post-modernism. How independents view and are shaping the world. Armed … [Read more...]
America’s Seven-Party System, Part V: Independents & Independence
November 28, 2009 by 1 Comment
This is part 5 of a 5-part article. Read Part I Here Read Part II Here Read Part III Here Read Part IV Here The 7th Faction: Independents and Independence Who are these people that vacillate between the parties? Are they wishy-washy, never-satisfied uber-idealist pessimists? Are they the weakest among us? Why don’t they just pick a party … [Read more...]
America’s Seven-Party System, Part IV: Democratic Leftists, Leaders, & Special Interests
November 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This is part 4 of 5-part article. Read Part I Here Read Part II Here Read Part III Here Read Part V Here Democrats: Leftists, Leaders and Special Interests Having covered the Republican Party, the discussion of the Democratic Party will be more simple. The three major factions are similar: those seeking power, those wanting to promote … [Read more...]
America’s Seven-Party System, Part III: Crazy Like a Fox
November 26, 2009 by 4 Comments
This is part 3 of a 5-part article. Read Part I Here Read Part II Here Read Part IV Here Read Part V Here Crazy Like a Fox It is interesting to compare and contrast this modern debate between the wisdom of the populists and that of experts and officials with the American founding view. The brilliance of the founders was their tendency … [Read more...]
America’s Seven-Party System, Part II: Nixonians & Reaganites
November 25, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This is part 2 of a 5-part article. Read Part I Here Read Part III Here Read Part IV Here Read Part V Here Republicans: The Party of Nixon vs. The Party of Reagan Both Nixon and Reagan were Republicans, but symbolically they are nearly polar opposites to all but the most staunch Republican loyalists. Reaganites value strong national … [Read more...]
