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Demand an End to Corruption
We are up against the most widespread corruption in history. It covers the entire planet.Corruption is human nature. Hard work is...well, hard work. If you have a position of power, why not use…
Happy Hear Year!
While this is the most magical time of the year, it is also a challenging time for people like me who are legally deaf. Legally deaf means technology such as hearing aids or cochlear implants help us to hear. Without it, we would not hear…
Pete Hegseth a Home Run for SecDef
It was a moment I’ll never forget: Friday afternoon, November 15, 2019. After spending Veterans’ Day week in snowy, freezing Leavenworth, Kansas, I returned to Charlotte for a court appearance that morning in neighboring York…
The Destruction of the Government’s Credibility
Right now, swarms of drones on the eastern seaboard are captivating Americans each night. Spotted in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Maryland, the flying pests often appear near military installations and other national…
Protectionism in an Age of Free Trade
President Trump takes a lot of heat – as a Republican – for being comfortable advocating for the use of tariffs.We live in an age of free trade. For almost fifty years now, the prevailing economic theory concerning imported goods has…
Trump is Flushing the Expert Class Down the Toilet
President-elect Donald Trump is taking a media break from being called a fascist or Nazi to the latest criticism of filling his cabinet positions with those not deemed to be “experts” by the self-proclaimed “expert class” of government.Who…
The Top Five Presidential Public Relations Crises of 2024
Each year end, public relations (PR) practitioners are quizzed on what they think are the top-five PR crises of the year. Since I work more in politics than in business, I chose to consider the top five political – presidential – PR…
Of Drones, Druze, and Pardons
There’s been a lot of buzz thus week about the appearance of SUV-sized drones over the Atlantic Coast states, particularly New Jersey. They exhibit some characteristics not previously observed and speculation is rampant. The most commonly…
Protecting American Waterways
Donald Trump’s re-election is more than a political outcome. It’s a signal that national security from the southern border to shorelines will once again be given top priority. And with that, one of the most critical pieces of legislation to…
Hawaii Judges Say ‘Hell with the Constitution’
When I served as a judicial officer, I leaned into the originalist philosophy championed by Justice Antonin Scalia. His wisdom — that judges must adhere to the Constitution and the law as written, not as they wish it to be —…