Government

Modernize the Constitution, But Do it Through an Amendment

Rui Dai | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Constitutional Amendments, Government, Politics, US Constitution, America, United States Constitution, Amending u.s. Constitution, Constitutional Rights, Amending the Constitution, College News
Rui Dai

Yes, the U.S. Constitution desperately needs to be updated. However, any updates should go through the amendment process. The U.S. Constitution may be flawed, but changing it outright is more dangerous.

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Hope Burning

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Robert Scheer, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Obama, Democrats, Drones, Election, Journalism, Government, Politics, Military, White House, Barack Obama, Assassination, New York Times, Kill List, Security, Torture, War on Terror, Obama Kill List, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Now we have Rambo Obama, a steely warrior who hurls death-dealing drones at anyone who threatens the good old USA. Including children. The Obama answer to human rights groups is the same as that offered by George W. Bush: Get the Justice Department to say that anything goes.

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Why I'm Not Married

April Salchert | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Abortion, Divorce, Abortion Rights, Tracy McMillan, Patriarchy, Same-Sex Marriage, Gender, Birth Control Pill, Government, Marriage, Gender Equality, Religion, Corporations, Religion and Politics, Birth Control, Gay Marriage, Sweden, Hollywood, Weddings News
April Salchert

Unlike McMillan, though I may 'have the badge' in marriage AND divorce, I hardly feel that gives me some authorial position on the subject. In fact, when I read she was divorced three times, I was miffed to why she was advocating the institution of marriage.

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Memorial Day 2012: Take Time to Remember and Give Thanks

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Government, Military, Memorial Day, Video, DC News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Whether you are for or against this or any war, I hope you'll join me in pausing to be thankful to the "all who gave some and the some who gave all" so that people could be free. Neither or I nor my children have served in the military, but they and I enjoy freedom because of it.

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Dirty Business: How Unaccountable Bureaucrats Kill Clean Technology

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Government, Bureaucrats, Blm, Clean Technology, Clean Energy, Stonewalling, Luca Technologies, Green News
Robert L. Cavnar

While we fight this battle against our own government for clean energy, we are being welcomed with open arms in Russia, China, Indonesia, and Australia, all who want our technology now.

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TSA Mission: Impossible?

Steve Ressler | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Government, Govloop, Dorobek, Transportation Security Administration, Kip Hawley, Public Sector, Tsa, Airport Security, TSA Security, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Steve Ressler

A former TSA administrator says two major changes would create better -- and less frustrating -- airport security.

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Idling Government Employees Need to Wake Up

Steven Kurlander | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Government, Good Government, Government Waste, Government Employees, Politics News
Steven Kurlander

With the economy so bad now, these blatant public displays of waste and excess in taxpayer-subsidized vehicles highlight a careless disregard for public funds and how they are spent.

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Detroit Police Restructuring Necessary to Curb Crime

Gary A. Brown | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Government, Detroit Financial Crisis, Municipality, Police, Crime, Detroit Fiscal Crisis, Gary Brown, Detroit, City Council, Fiscal Crisis, Detroit City Council, Public Safety, Detroit News
Gary A. Brown

Detroit continues to face a fiscal crisis. However, the issue to address crime in the neighborhoods is not about resources; it's about managing the resources. The crime affecting our neighborhoods is fixable.

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Big Data and a Brave New World

Ben Hecht | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Government, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Disruptive Innovation, Big Data, Cities, Chicago, Chicago News
Ben Hecht

In this early stage of innovating with Big Data in cities, the challenge is not how to do something with nothing but how to do anything with a lot.

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Innovation in the Government Industry, Vol. 2: Bitcoin

Michael B. Fishbein | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Government, Politics, Currency, Innovation, Fred Wilson, Robert Tercek, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Bitcoin, Union Square Ventures, Technology News
Michael B. Fishbein

There are many risks and potential flaws associated with buying or using Bitcoin, but the idea of competing with government and creating a new currency outside of the control of a third party is very interesting to me.

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The Greatest Generation of Argentine Women

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Government, Women, Migration, Poverty, Economics, Argentina, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Alicia Tamburelli and her generation would do something amazing, something that lesser leaders would deem impossible. From the anonymity of their kitchens, and for decades on end, they managed to protect their families from the perennial failure of their country's political class.

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Can There Be Transparency in Politics? Jefferson Smith Runs for Mayor of Portland

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Government, Transparency, Politics, Msnbc, Grassroots Activism, Civic Engagement, Grassroots Organizing, Laws, Elections 2012, Portland Oregon, Grassroots Campaign, Jefferson Smith, Portland Mayor, Portland, Politics News
Toni Nagy

Recently I was introduced to Jefferson Smith, an inspired, young elected official, who's now running for mayor of Portland, Ore., and aims to embody the future of what politics should be.

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Doing Your Employees' Work For Them?

Tom Fox | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Government, Leaders, Employees, Association of Government Accountants? National Leadership Conference, Upward Delegation, Politics News
Tom Fox

To help solve the problem of upward delegation, the emerging government leaders suggested the following clever, straight-forward ideas.

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New Report: Among Senior Executive Service, Little Job Mobility

Tom Fox | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Federal Executives, Senior Executive Service (SES), Agencies, Mobility, Cross-Agency Missions, Government, Formal Candidate Development Program (CDP), Politics News
Tom Fox

Events like Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have brought to the fore the need for government leaders to work together, and share information and resources across agencies.

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The Media Message Is a Blur

Warren Adler | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Government, Media, Information, News, Economy, Internet, Message, Media News
Warren Adler

The days of leisurely contemplating and observing our world through the morning and evening newspapers is long gone. The reassuring news coverage of the fixed-time network news has disappeared. We are living in a 24/7 world.

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Hope and Hesitation in Obama's Sudden Conversion

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Robert Scheer, Lgbt, Government, Marriage, Religion, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Obama, Gays, Democrats, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Voices News
Robert Scheer

Once again President Barack Obama has come tantalizingly close to being terrific. But his failure of courage on the gay marriage issue, in the end, undermined the point he hoped to make Wednesday.

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Let's Finally Bury Bin Laden and Al Qaeda Through Our Engagement

Haris Tarin | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Government, Islam, Civic Engagement, National Security, American Muslims, Muslims, Community Organizing, Obama National Security, Western Muslims, Civil Rights, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Haris Tarin

It is time to address the proverbial elephant in the room. For the past decade, the relationship between Western Muslims -- especially American Muslims -- and their governments have been unable to move past the events of 9/11.

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Innovation in the Government Industry, Vol. 1: Seasteading

Michael B. Fishbein | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Peter Thiel, Government, Innovation, Patri Friedman, Seasteading Institute, Startups, Venture Capital, Capitalism, Entrepreneurship, Tedx, Small Business News
Michael B. Fishbein

Innovation and progress requires experimentation -- trial and error. Unfortunately, for entrepreneurs with ideas for "startup countries," there's no way for them to experiment. It's not like the software industry where all you need is a laptop.

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A Piece of the Action

Ivan J. Parron | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Government, Crowdfunding, Entertainment, The Jobs Act, New Media, Regulation, Media, Business, Business News
Ivan J. Parron

If you're looking to raise capital for your media project, the U.S. government just inadvertently did you a big favor.

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Tax Innovation: The Path to Long-Term Prosperity

Robert F. Brands | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Government, Deficit, Innovation, Democrats, Tax, Republicans, Politics News
Robert F. Brands

Innovation in the halls of industry drives long-term success and, similarly, it will take sustainable innovation by government -- and by all citizens -- to pull us out of the hole we are in.

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Congressman Tim Ryan Offers Citizenry a Glimmer of Hope

Saul Segan | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Living News, Personal Health, News, Politics, Media, Spirituality, Congress, Books, Government, Tim Ryan, A Mindful Nation, Books News
Saul Segan

A reading of Congressman Ryan's recent offering, A Mindful Nation, gives notice to all of us that a long-awaited and badly-needed shift in thinking is in the works. It goes far beyond being Republican, Democrat, Tea Party or Independent.

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Into the Mouths of Babes: The Case for Minding Our Business!

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Brian Wansink, Food Marketing, Children, Bullying, Adolescents, Regulation, Obesity, Cspi, 1st Amendment, Childhood Obesity, Government, Chronic Disease, Nutrition, Obesity Epidemic, Dr. David Katz, Diabetes, Marketing to Children, Children Marketing, Obesity in Children, Children and Health, Children Health, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

The wellbeing of children is everybody's business, and everybody should mind that children are staring down the barrel of a glow-in-the-dark cheese doodle or sugar-laden cereal loop at foreshadowed health and foreshortened lives.

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Elect Your Local Arts Manager!

Michael Kaiser | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Government, Arts Management, Arts Manager, Donors, Arts, For-Profit, Not-for-Profit, Non Profit Leadership, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

It has struck me recently that people who ascend to high government positions -- as mayors, governors or even presidents -- could do worse than to learn from arts leaders and other not-for-profit executives about creating loyal families of supporters.

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We Should Be Wary of the IRS Preparing Our Taxes

Edward J. Black | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: UK, Privatization, Competition, Government, Taxes, Small Business, Irs, Taxpayers, Tax Day, Taxpayer, Politics News
Edward J. Black

If the IRS starts preparing our taxes for us, that right will cease to exist. Even with its flaws, Americans would most certainly prefer our current tax filing system over putting their faith in the IRS to fairly do it for them.

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Mandatory ‘Big Brother’ Black Boxes In All New Cars Could Soon Be Reality

Infowars | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Government, Cars, Privacy, Technology News

A bill already passed by the Senate and set to be rubber stamped by the House would make it mandatory for all new cars in the United States to be fitt...

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