The work of a Free Press is instrumental to the functioning of a free republic. A Freed Press can destroy a republic. From our earliest days, our forefathers recognized the freedom of the press to be one of the most valuable rights for Americans. With their focus on assuring that individual power was the foundation …
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World War
General Robert Kehler, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, was one of the brightest and most engaging of our national leaders. Under his command was a unit devoted to cybersecurity, a relatively new mission at the Space Command’s headquarters. He told the airmen in that unit, “When you log on each day, you …
The Right to Object
In the United States House of Representatives, much of what takes place does not require a vote. That fact may surprise people who believe the House votes on everything imaginable. But in reality much of the work of legislating involves the use of a procedure called unanimous consent. Unanimous consent requests constitute a considerable part …
An Opportunity Agenda
When our forefathers confronted revolutionary times, they created a system of governance that began with individuals rights and responsibilities. They structured government around individual worth and dignity. They distrusted the easy use of power and designed systems to assure appropriate checks and balances. In our revolutionary times, the concepts that inspired our forefathers are still …
Interesting Times
Reserving the right to object, I think we fail to recognize the level of challenge we face in the outset of the 21st Century. We live in interesting times and we must be willing to look at new ways of addressing the challenges before us if we are to continue to lead. There are lessons …
New Day in Space
NASA made history and created a lasting reputation for technology development by landing Americans on the moon 50 years ago. The last astronauts to visit the moon occurred three years later. We have been stuck in low earth orbit ever since. That fact of leaving the moon and not going back does not mean we …