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Dr. Larry Pino (Laurence J. Pino)
Dr. Larry Pino (Laurence J. Pino)

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Mar 23, 2022

Participatory Democracy

Not all democracies are created equally. The genesis of democracy — Athens — was based on participatory principles. Every qualified citizen had the right to cast a vote not just on representatives, but on the issues themselves. When democracy continued to spread, particularly through the Roman experience, participatory democracy became…

Democracy

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Democracy

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Jan 25, 2021

In Search of Moral Superiority

The events that occurred in our nation’s capital on Wednesday, January 6th, during which an angry and violent mob of white nationalists and Trump supporters assaulted the Capitol inspired by the inflammatory rhetoric of a sitting President fomenting seeds of insurrection appeared in stark contrast to the Inauguration Ceremony last…

Capitol Riot

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In Search of Moral Superiority
In Search of Moral Superiority
Capitol Riot

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Dec 14, 2020

Trump’s Failed Coronavirus Response Reminds Us What True Leadership Looks Like

True leadership is hard to define, but its absence isn’t As I listened to Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump’s former Campaign Manager, on the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Campaign on Fox News last Tuesday night commenting that had the President simply leaned into Covid-19, rather than running from it…

Politics

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Trump’s Failed Coronavirus Response Reminds Us What True Leadership Looks Like
Trump’s Failed Coronavirus Response Reminds Us What True Leadership Looks Like
Politics

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Oct 30, 2020

The Trump Party & Election 2020

When Ivanka Trump registered as a Republican for the first time in 2018, her husband Jared Kushner, also switching parties, commented: “I think the Republican Party is growing now that people like me feel comfortable being part of it.” …

Politics

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The Trump Party & Election 2020
The Trump Party & Election 2020
Politics

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Oct 19, 2020

CROSSING THE RUBICON

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River en route to the Roman Senate with his 13th Legion in 49 BCE, he established not only an historical marker designed to showcase the absolute power of his military might and authority, but he also provided a living example that both elucidates history…

Trump

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CROSSING THE RUBICON
CROSSING THE RUBICON
Trump

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Sep 16, 2020

TECH TITANS AREN’T ROBBER BARONS

As I watched the House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee summon and subsequently grill the CEO’s of Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook this past July regarding allegations of anticompetitive business practices, I couldn’t help but scratch my head at the suggestion that they have somehow become today’s “Robber Barons”. …

CEO

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TECH TITANS AREN’T ROBBER BARONS
TECH TITANS AREN’T ROBBER BARONS
CEO

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Jul 23, 2019

Why Do Powerful Men Do Stupid Things?

“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is…

Psychology

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Why Do Powerful Men Do Stupid Things?
Why Do Powerful Men Do Stupid Things?
Psychology

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Jul 11, 2019

Character & Circumstance

I had an interesting conversation this past Saturday at our local Starbucks. It was just intended to be a coffee with a friend, but we started dealing with some far-reaching topics I thought I might share with you. My friend was recounting a scenario with a person he had hired…

Character

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Character & Circumstance
Character & Circumstance
Character

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Jun 7, 2019

The Avocado Tree

We’ve had an avocado tree in our backyard for something like four years. We have also complained incessantly because the avocado tree, planted when we were first re-landscaping the back lawn, has done absolutely nothing. It’s anemic, paltry, and otherwise not deserving of being called an avocado tree. At the…

Leadership

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The Avocado Tree
The Avocado Tree
Leadership

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Oct 8, 2018

Kavanaugh Debate: A call for civility

The Orlando Sentinel published this article on Sunday, October 7th, the same day it announced the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court the day before. As we all know, the confirmation process was bitter and contentious and exposed the enormous divide our country is feeling in…

Politics

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Kavanaugh Debate: A call for civility
Kavanaugh Debate: A call for civility
Politics

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Dr. Larry Pino (Laurence J. Pino)

Dr. Larry Pino (Laurence J. Pino)

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