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Defense / National Security

Democracy still Best Global Security Strategy, but much Misunderstood

Democracy (Principles of)

Freedom of the Press

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International Security

Islamism

“Over There!”:  Why we must (still) go abroad to Secure the Homeland

Civil Liberties

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Counter-Terrorism

Interventionism

Isolationism

Terrorism

Economics

Combating America’s “Perfect Villain”

Debt/Deficits (Past, Present)

Fiscal Reforms/Solutions

Taxation (Level of)

Unemployment Rate (Impact on Deficits)

Explaining American Finance … because we have a Responsibility to Understand it

Economics (Principles of)

Federal Reserve

Financial Crisis

Money Supply 

The Poverty Rate: A misleading metric that fails policy-makers

Federal Poverty Level (FPL)

Poverty Measurement/Policy 

Money, Gold, and the American Way

Gold Standard

Monetary Policy

Money (Purpose, History, & Value)

The Deal on Taxes and Taxation
Deficit Spending

Honesty in Government

Tax Cuts

Taxation (Types of – Capital gains, Corporate, Dividends, Flat, Income, Progressive, Sales, & "Surplus")

The Minimum Wage:  Use only as Directed

Economics (Definition)

Fairness

Minimum Wage (Purpose, History, Impact)

Policy Analysis

Poverty Policy


Education

Education’s Essential Truths (Part I) – "Mothers Matter Most," and other Facts we can't get Around

Education (Process, Purpose, & Relevant Factors)


Education's Essential Truths (Part II) – Judging Teachers and Assessing College

Education (College)

Education (Economy's Dependence)

Education (Teachers)

Education's Essential Truths (Part III) – High Quality Preschool is Worth it; everything else “Depends”

Education (Charter Schools, School Choice)

Education (Head Start, Preschool)


Environment

Protecting a National Treasure:  The Chesapeake Bay (Part I – the Situation)

Chesapeake Bay (Overview)

Chesapeake Bay (Pollutants, Vulnerabilities)

Protecting a National Treasure:  The Chesapeake Bay (Part II -- the Solution)

Chesapeake Bay (Benefits-Costs Analysis, Wasteful Spending) 

Chesapeake Bay (Clean-up Objectives, Restoration (Oysters, Shad), Total Max. Daily Load (TMDL)) 

Chesapeake Bay (Conowingo Dam, Rain Tax) 



U.S. History

“I have Issues…” The Results of America’s overdue Psychoanalysis

America's Psyche (Liberty's "First-born," Perfection Complex)

America’s Psyche (Influences upon – Globalism, Great Depression, Scandals, WWII)

Materialism

Sense of Entitlement (Economic Security, Government Services)


So, what did we Need a Constitution for Anyway?

Articles of Confederation (Issues – Apathy, Conflicts, Debt, Security)

Fairness, Government (Role, Vulnerabilities)


Miracle on Chestnut Street:  How the U.S. Constitution created the most successful country in the World.

Articles of Confederation (History, Purpose)

Checks & Balances

Constitution (History, Purpose)

Declaration of Independence (History, Purpose)

Federalism

Government (Form, Role of)


What my Favorite Founding Father would have to say about Guns & Marriage…

Founding Father James Wilson

Marriage (Definition, Tradition)

Second Amendment (Gun Control, Rights)


What my Favorite Founding Father would say about our Government today…

Electoral College (History, Purpose)

Gerrymandering (Background)

Government (Limits of, Safety Net, Scope)

Term Limits


Politics

America needs Independents to join/re-join their Parties…so they can Fix them

Democracy (Requirements for)

Gridlock

Independents

Partisanship

Party Politics

Spoilers


Final Word, Next Step: Preparing for America's Plunge…

Debt/Deficits (Future)

Economic Crises

Gerrymandering (Impact of)

Globalism

Moderates (Necessity of, Radical)

Policy Priorities, Redistricting

Right-Sized Government:  What "Right" looks like
Constitution (Issues it solves)

Government (Central, Good, Limited, Necessity of, Size of)


Striking the Balance:  The Definition of Radical "Moderatism" & the Anatomy of a Tradeoff...

Extremism

Ideological Purity

Pragmatism

Radical Moderatism

Realism

Tradeoffs 

The Outer Limits of Freedom:  Trading Liberty for the Happiness that Society brings

Government (Role of, Spending)

Liberty

Society

Taxation (Purpose)

Tyranny

Why America needs two Robust Political Parties

Government (Balance, Size of)

Entitlements

Healthcare Policy

Partisanship

Political Dysfunction (Electoral College, Gerrymandering, Independents, Term Limits)

Political Landscape (Issues, Party Positions)


Public Safety

Crime’s main Cause and the most Ethical way to Manage it 

Crime (Causes of, Trends)

Incarceration (Rates/Policy)

Recidivism (Demographics, Factors affecting)

Testosterone 

Crime's other main Causes and What can be Done

Crime Fighting (Counter-Insurgency Model -- Clear, Hold, Build)

Nature & Nurture (Biological Realities & Policy Interventions)

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