I've been in the branding business for over 40 years and seen the concept of brand butchered in a thousand ways but the head of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, who has gotten 270 members of Congress and nearly all of the 2012 Republican presidential primary candidates to sign...

Economic consequences of defective loan consolidation programs puts many students even further in debt and destroys their confidence in government

Despite President Obama's quick and decisive focus on improving the terms of student loans -- as he said in his 2010 State of the Union address, "one of...

Long ago, Alfred Hitchcock directed a famous movie titled The 39 Steps. Apparently, this film is remembered fondly by someone in marketing at AT&T. They've just introduced AT&T Unified Messaging, a new service to hear your emails read to you, which also has about 39 steps. They must appreciate dramatic...

As President Obama forges ahead with a more conservative Congress, Americans are wondering whether our nation's leaders will be able to work together on any important issues.

Here's one area on which the executive and legislative branches should be able to find common ground. Our government should speak a common...

President Obama has promised to make his Administration "the most open and transparent in history." But, in a recent survey conducted by Foresee Results and Nextgov, the Administration earned a score of only 46 out of a possible 100 on achieving transparency.

Sure, what's needed is more than marketing. But,...