In case you missed it, the time stamp on Donald Trump’s Wednesday morning Twitter threat to send our “nice and new and ‘smart!’” missiles into Syria read, “3:47 AM.” Obviously, Trump had a sleepless night. But he was not the only one. I too was up at 3:30 Wednesday morning. And, as usual, I … Read more
Some of you may remember the graphic to the right. It first appeared in 2010 during Israel’s response to Hamas’ indiscriminate launching of rockets from Gaza into Israeli towns and villages. The message was obvious. Israel used its military to protect its children, while Hamas hid its weapons and ammunition in schools and hospitals. … Read more
Donald J. Trump may not have faith in American institutions like the separation of powers in the Constitution, the independence of the Department of Justice and the FBI or the judiciary, but he must firmly believe there is a massive outbreak of Alzheimer’s disease among the nation’s populace. Otherwise, how could he possibly get … Read more
The title of today’s blog is a take-off on Michael Gerber’s classic book The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What To Do About It (Harper Collins, 1995). During my days at the Ewing Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, I had the pleasure of being the host of a one-on-one conversation with Michael … Read more
The title of today’s post comes from a regular segment on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews. The objective is for each panelist to share an insight that may not have made the news or is an unexpected harbinger of things to come. Although Conor Lamb, the apparent winner of yesterday’s special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th … Read more