Monthly Archives: March 2013

Republican Rebranding Nonsense

In a speech at the National Press Club on Monday, March 18, establishment Republicans rolled out their “Democrat-lite” strategy for making Republicanism a bit more attractive to Democrats – a strategy much favored by architects of defeat such as John … Continue reading

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Business Leaders Can Save the Nation

On May 22, 1985, I was summoned to the White House for a meeting with Debbie Steelman, the newly-appointed assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs.  I was in the process of being appointed as a special assistant to the … Continue reading

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The Civil Rights Issue of the 21st Century

In the closing days of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves held by U.S. citizens.  Subsequently, Republicans in Congress sponsored three amendments to the U.S. Constitution: The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery … Continue reading

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