The Radical Moderate: ARCHIVES, by Article & Subject
Straight talk about how our world works and how it could work better...
Defense / National Security
Democracy still Best Global Security Strategy, but much Misunderstood
Democracy (Principles of)
Freedom of the Press
International Security
Islamism
“Over There!”: Why we must (still) go abroad to Secure the Homeland
Civil Liberties
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, Teachers)
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
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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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