Indiana: Blueprint for Lean, Smart Government
WASHINGTON – President Obama, perhaps overwhelmed by the number and magnitude of the issues already piled up –the banks, GM,...
Category: Politics
If Arizona is Wrong on Immigration, then what?
WASHINGTON – The always relevant The New York Times dedicated an Editorial, “Showdown in Arizona“, July 28, 2010, to...
America: Open Doors to Foreign Innovators
WASHINGTON – There are two issues confronting America’s economic vitality. One is the disturbingly weak short term economic picture...
Counterinsurgency against a political clock
WASHINGTON – How are we doing in Afghanistan, now that General David Petraeus has taken over? Well, it depends...
Happy Fourth America
WASHINGTON – I run into an old acquaintance in the elevator. A few pleasantries are exchanged. And his farewell...
BP and the Mismanagement of Complex Systems Systemic failures indicate inability to understand the true nature of problems, in industry as well as in government
WASHINGTON – The story of the BP Gulf platform explosion and never-ending spill has been presented to the public as...
Cooking Up Jobs Numbers at The White House
WASHINGTON – On June 4 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden went just outside of Washington, in...
Greek Profligacy and the Myth of Cost Free Welfare
WASHINGTON – the Greek public sector deficit crisis has attracted inordinate media coverage largely because it broke out all...
Health care? Rhode Island says: Wellness
WASHINGTON – Have you ever heard of Governor Don Carcieri, Republican of Rhode Island? Well, if you have not,...
Real Education for All is America’s Future
WASHINGTON – Just a few Republican electoral victories, significant but not overwhelming, aside from the strong symbolism of Ted...