By the Author of WANTED: Eight Critical Skills You Need To Succeed!
The Founding Fathers created the congressional branch of government not only to create laws but to serve in a capacity of “check and balance” on the executive. They vested power in each part of the congressional branch – to balance the need for representation by population and the need to protect the minority. In designing […]
Read More…How does an ex-president stay relevant? That’s a pretty tall task when the power of the bully pulpit is taken away. The “production skill” – making thing happen – comes into play. Ex-presidents are generally quiet and let a new administration go ahead with the business of running the country. In this case, however, that […]
Read More…The Age of Enlightenment (also known as the Age of Reason) dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Enlightenment was based on ideas centered on the sovereignty of reason and the evidence of the senses as primary sources of advanced thinking. These ideas led to new ideals and […]
Read More…The use of social media as a political weapon is a new phenomenon that is little understood by the public. This is an example of how the critical skills of “communications” can have tremendous impact on the general public. There are two ways that social media is used: Planting “fake news” or spreading unfounded rumors […]
Read More…The power of the communications skill will rule the 2020 elections.. Logical analysis – careful thinking based on facts – the kind of things that educated people rely on to make day-to-day decisions – will be left in the dust. Political commentators – not news people – will dominate the discussion. Voters – especially the […]
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