A few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of stepping out of a person’s comfort zone. Most people are such slaves to routine
Category: Politics
No need to jump to conclusions about Herman Cain
The story from Politico broke just a couple of days ago. Two unnamed women accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of inappropriate behavior. The
10 political lessons from the 2011 World Series
I’m not a sports writer, but I am a Cardinals baseball fan and a political junkie. So, after the downs and ups of the
Are states labs for experimentation–or chaos?
Republicans love to bash the federal government and assert that social and economic policy out to be developed by and implemented by the 50
Occupy Wall Street: a moral challenge to conservative values
On Saturday, October 15, I attended the Occupy St. Louis protest, one of the many demonstrations around the country in solidarity with Occupy Wall
Herman Cain has done what Dems couldn’t in 2008
It’s become sport to knock the leading GOP candidate de jour off his or her pedestal. Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry were easy targets.
Our leaders need more sleep
As Bill Clinton reflected upon his presidency, he said that the biggest obstacle to making good policy decisions was operating with unceasing sleep deprivation.
Protesting the GOP’s “blame-the-victim” philosophy
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Herman Cain informed the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters that they should not blame the banks
Occupy St. Louis: This is what democracy looks like
It’s not easy to compete with baseball for participation, media attention and parking spaces in downtown St. Louis when the Cardinals are in the
Obama is increasing the number of female and minority judges
Looking for some good news about the Obama presidency? Here’s one: President Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversity the