Government Bureaucracy

Town Halls: Don't Confuse Me with the Facts, My Mind Is Made Up

Linda Bergthold | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


Linda Bergthold

There is little opportunity for a dialogue in which facts are presented if the people you are talking to have already made up their minds. BUT, if you want an effective Town Hall, here's some advice.

When They Say Government They Mean You

Dave Johnson | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Dave Johnson

Try substituting some variation of the words, "We, the People," "us" or "the people making decisions for ourselves" every time you read or use the word "government."

Bizarro World of Health Care Reform: Standing Language On Its Head

Michele Swenson | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Michele Swenson

Corporate socialism remains at the center of our "uniquely American" failed, fragmented, U.S. health insurance model that emulates the Wall Street norm of privatized profit and socialized risk.