By Oliver DeMille The Power of Foresight What do we want America to be in twenty years? What do we want it to look like when our children and grandchildren leave college and enter the workforce? What kind of future are we seeking and creating right now? Unfortunately, many independents aren’t sure how to answer this question. In a world … [Read more...]
The Globocracy
March 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille One of the most significant changes brought by the American revolution and founding was the replacement of an aristocratic class system with the ideal of a democratic society—supported by a federal-democratic-republic form of government and free enterprise economic system. Today we are witnessing a similar shift, but in a … [Read more...]
The Presidential Election of 2012, Part 2: Putting Aside Partisanship
February 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille This is Part Two of a two-part series. Read Part One here. Away from Arrogance With a Republican House, we now get to see if President Obama is only ideological (as some people claim) or if he has the ability to be a pragmatist. It is possible that President Obama is a pragmatist, but that he simply believes his own … [Read more...]
The Presidential Election of 2012, Part 1: The Benefits of Divided Government
February 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille The Big Three Americans feel deeply and strongly about three things right now. All three have support on the right, the center and the left. These may well dominate the news and politics until the election of 2012, just as stimulus, health care and the midterm election overshadowed the discussions of 2009-2010. … [Read more...]
Egypt, Freedom, & the Cycles of History
February 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Oliver DeMille *Note: If you like this article, you'll love Oliver's latest book, FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny. “I look at the young protesters who gathered in downtown Amman today, and the thousands who gathered in Egypt and Tunis, and my heart aches for them. So much human potential, but they have no idea how far … [Read more...]
Why We Are Still in a Recession?
February 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille “Why was it that scientists were so excited to discover facts that farmers had known for generations and generations?” —Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings The Wisdom of Crowds or Crowns? There is a technical definition of economic “recession,” but many Americans don’t know exactly what it is. Nor do they accept the experts’ … [Read more...]
A No-Party System
February 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
By Oliver DeMille Paine versus Burke It is popular to describe the differences between two big divisions of each major political party. For example, Democrats are sometimes called cluster liberals (who “view politics as a battle between implacable opponents”) versus network liberals (who “believe progress is achieved by leaders savvy … [Read more...]
Jesuits, Teens, Romance, Statistics and Frontal Lobe Development
February 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
By David Grant In 1552, St. Francis Xavier, one of the founders of the Jesuits, sailed to China in an effort to convert souls to Christianity. He never made it to the mainland, but others would soon follow who would have vast impact in China and on world technology exchange. The same efforts were undertaken at about the same time in South … [Read more...]
Redcoats to the Rescue!
January 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille Republicans and Democrats have increased government spending for years. Bush’s budget was drastically higher than Clinton’s, and President Obama has continued increasing spending. The White House blames the Bush Administration for the economic meltdown it inherited, and rightly so. But now independents, conservatives and … [Read more...]
Why Freedom Cannot Ring
January 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
By David Grant Quiz: Rank the following in order of impact to your (you, your family and others you care about) future well-being or the lack thereof: Having the right people in political office; Removing undesirables from political office; Second Amendment rights; Stopping terrorists; Government debt; Corruption; … [Read more...]
