Mar 23, 2022Participatory DemocracyNot 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…Democracy4 min readDemocracy4 min read
Jan 25, 2021In Search of Moral SuperiorityThe 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 Riot4 min readCapitol Riot4 min read
Dec 14, 2020Trump’s Failed Coronavirus Response Reminds Us What True Leadership Looks LikeTrue 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…Politics8 min readPolitics8 min read
Oct 30, 2020The Trump Party & Election 2020When 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.” …Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Oct 19, 2020CROSSING THE RUBICONWhen 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…Trump8 min readTrump8 min read
Sep 16, 2020TECH TITANS AREN’T ROBBER BARONSAs 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”. …CEO6 min readCEO6 min read
Jul 23, 2019Why 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…Psychology7 min readPsychology7 min read
Jul 11, 2019Character & CircumstanceI 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…Character4 min readCharacter4 min read
Jun 7, 2019The Avocado TreeWe’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…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Oct 8, 2018Kavanaugh Debate: A call for civilityThe 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…Politics1 min readPolitics1 min read
