Despite a century long[1] effort to eviscerate and ignore the Constitution, the government “shut down” demonstrates the document’s stubborn staying power. As the news media works to “analyze” who will get the blame, no one mentions that the goal of the Constitution was to limit government by dividing power. Though those in office will not […]
Doing Well by Doing Good: Marketing and Management Science in the 21st Century
September 13, 2013 by
Benjamin Franklin understood that enlightened and ethical business practices produce more profit when he advised, “Do well by doing good.” Over the history of American capitalism other entrepreneurs have prospered through application of this principle. A short video featuring Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn makes the point that earlier entrepreneurs were driven by their […]
Byron Donalds,The Talk: Part II, The Same Mistakes by the GOP
August 30, 2013 by
The second of a three part look at the 2012 elections and beyond. Read Part I Here! The GOP is a party in shambles. There is no solid leadership or sense of direction. There is internal fighting and jockeying for position. The same forces that have resulted in electoral defeat in 2006, 2008, and 2012, are […]
Trying to Grasp $16 Trillion Debt: Stars, Blood Cells and More
March 30, 2013 by
So here I sit eating lunch and my mind can’t seem to get off Washington, or Obama, or the deficit. I feel like I’m going crazy with the numbers our government keeps spewing at us. So I thought I’d look up some comparisons to try to get the number, 16 trillion1, (our current debt) into […]
Senators Cruz & Feinstein: An Exchange That Should Not be News
March 22, 2013 by
On March 14, 2013 one United States Senator asked another how legislation she was sponsoring comported with the United States Constitution. Senator Ted Cruz’ (R-TX) question to Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) generated a great deal of media coverage. Members of Congress discussing how a proposed law fits with the Constitution should not be news but […]
Natural Law and the Legitimate Authority of the United States
March 15, 2013 by
Government needs a basis to exercise authority over people. Citizens must accept government authority. A government lacking acceptance of the people over whom it exercises authority will not endure. Such acceptance comes from fear, tradition or philosophy. Dictators obtain authority by instilling fear of disobedience in the populace. A theocracy ordained by God arises from […]
The Criminal Penalty of Crucifixion
March 5, 2013 by
Every year in the time leading up to Easter reenactments of the suffering and execution of Jesus Christ take place around the world. While the story of Christ’s crucifixion is nearly universally known, knowledge about crucifixion as criminal punishment, its widespread use and the horrible nature of death is not. The brutal[1] method of execution […]
Byron Donalds, THE TALK Part I: What Happened in the 2012 Elections?
February 28, 2013 by
The first of a three part look at the 2012 elections: What happened? What’s next for the GOP? Who is the next leader? Part I: What Happened? It’s been three months, so enough time has passed since the November elections. It takes time to get over heartbreak, but time in politics goes fast and the […]
The 2012 Elections: What happened? Why? What now?
February 9, 2013 by
The November elections must serve as a wake-up call for those who love limited government, individual liberties, and the principles of free enterprise – as embodied in America’s founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Understanding the Republican 2012 Election Loss Romney and the GOP did not lose on principles, nor because of […]
The Sword of Liberty: Constitutional Education and Adventure
Book Review: The Sword of Liberty by Loren J. Enns1 Thomas Jefferson expressed the sense of the Founders of the American Republic: “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it…” 2 The Constitution’s Article V reflects this principle, providing […]