In the previous post, I referred to two executive orders related to ethics requirements imposed on the Obama and Trump White House staffs and suggested that one–Executive Order 13490 signed by President Barack Obama on January 21, 2001–tightened rules regarding conflicts of interest. The other–Executive Order 13770 signed by Donald Trump on January 28, … Read more
Barack Obama doesn’t believe in an exceptional America. If you go back 70 years … you’ll find presidents of both parties, from FDR and Harry Truman and Jack Kennedy to [Richard] Nixon and [Ronald] Reagan and the Bushes and forward … shared a basic fundamental proposition. [That is] that the U.S. did have a role to play … Read more
When questioned why I spent so much time and effort on potential cases of student misconduct during my time as a college professor, the answer was simple. If students get away with the small stuff now–cheating on an assignment or lying to a faculty member–there is no reason to believe they will not behave … Read more
Please excuse me while I stick my head out the window and shout, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more.” What was the tipping point? Not the latest evidence Donald Trump is a racist. Not the efforts to derail the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election … Read more
Let me ask you a question. Assume you are the largest and most powerful company in a specific market sector. You have been outspending the competition for years. Much of that investment has been spent on technology, new equipment that was supposed to give you an even greater edge against the competition. But instead … Read more