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Why Business Executives Tend to Make Bad Presidents

by Nancy LeTourneau December 13, 2019January 9, 2022

Government provides essential services that can’t simply be streamlined because they don’t make a profit.

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Democrats Dodged a #MeToo Bullet Named Michael Bloomberg

by Joshua Alvarez March 9, 2019January 9, 2022

Michael Bloomberg is an unrepentant sexist. His candidacy would have been a disaster for the left.

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Why CEOs Tend to Make Bad Politicians

by Nancy LeTourneau January 28, 2019January 9, 2022

Running a business and running a country require two very different sets of skills.

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This Friday, Call Congress to Demand Action on Climate

by D.R. Tucker June 5, 2017January 9, 2022

Now that Donald Trump’s voters have pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement, what’s next for those who don’t want to see their kids drown? Climate hawks cannot give up now; surrender will ensure victory for the plutocrats and polluters. More than ever, those who want a sustainable future for their children […]

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America Coming Together

by D.R. Tucker August 7, 2016January 9, 2022

In the name of stopping Donald Trump, will Mitt Romney formally endorse Hillary Clinton? The prospect of a Romney endorsement of the Democratic nominee should not be considered far-fetched. The 2012 Republican nominee surely must know that it might not be sufficient for him to denounce the Donald; if he seriously wants to convince those […]