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I have tried throughout my career to be a problem solver. But I have learned that there are many barriers to being a good problem solver. Over the course of those years, I have developed a quick list of stages to tell where you are with one of your problems you are trying to solve. …
If we want to break the cycle of increasingly frequent US government shutdowns, we need to change some of the rules. Here is my take on some changes that have to be part of any plan to re-open the Government.
Is there a worse way to allocate seats in congress than the census?
It struck me as I read a string of recent news that there is a weird reversal of roles going on in the US today. Businesses more and more are stepping in to do the job of government.
Even in Texas: Republicans Are the Minority. Troll all you want, I am right.
How do we allow everyone who wants to own a firearm do so legally and easily, while at the same time preventing people we as a society agree should not have access to firepower from acquiring them.
Saw this article today, it strikes a similar message to the first part of my article on the #metoo movement. The legal system is a poor choice to seek justice in this area. While survivors who want to seek justice through the courts should do so, “Lawsuits are not a strategy,” They come about it from …
Continue reading "In the News: The legal system won’t save us from Sexual Misconduct"
have been thinking through this post for a while. Obviously, the national media attention on the Sexual Misconduct of public figures has been building and growing and dominated many news cycles in the last half of 2017. But the question is why now? What changed that meant the #metoo movement could gain traction? As you …
Continue reading "Why Was the Story Different in 2017?Harvey, Louis, & the Open Secret"
This is a follow up to the last post, where I will address some questions and feedback I got on that post. If you have not read that yet, please go check it out.