If Ever There Was a Time: America and the World Cup
If ever there was a time for the expectations of a jaded modern America to be surpassed, it would be upon this monumental global stage, with we as the underdogs.
Essays
These papers and pieces of political commentary are intended to inform and spark outside-the-box thinking on a variety of subjects. Education never ends; it’s a lifelong process and a Renegade understands that we are always obligated to strive to learn and grow.
How to Focus on the ‘Self’ Without Being Selfish
Striving to be happier and more compassionate through self-improvement isn’t selfish because focusing on one’s inner development necessarily benefits others.
The (Forthcoming) Generation-Y Leadership Gap?
The extent to which the modern economic recession has disproportionately impacted the next generation of American leaders could create a Gen-Y leadership gap.
Questions Unlock Doors of the Mind
The simple act of posing questions possesses the ability to forge invaluable keys to open doors of the mind that might otherwise remained locked and shut.
Struggle Separates Dreamers from Doers
What separates ordinary daydreamers from the doers and achievers is the difficult process that must be endured to see one’s dreams through to reality.
The Myth of Global Governance
Free peoples would fear international conspiracy of heavy-handed measures to curtain global warming, if the prospect for global governance weren’t a myth.
Origins of the European Union
The primary factor of European Integration during the earliest stages of its development was a universal interest in security after World War II.
Google Got Swindled by the CCP
Google appears to have been swindled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in order for the repressive regime to discover the country’s political dissenters.
America is Not Losing the Free World
Financial Times columnist Gideon Rachman argues this week that “America is losing the free world.” He is partly right, but mostly wrong.
Learning-Leadership | A Lifelong Process
To be a leader in a globalized world, leaders needs to embrace the process of what business leadership expert John P. Kotter calls “learning leadership.”
Will China Ever Become a Democracy?
While unlikely to directly challenge the rule of the Communists, the new Chinese middle class may cause the CCP to seek gradual and controlled democratic reforms.
The Birth of Unstable Italian Politics
A day like today, I recall how Italian politics became so unstable. Ironically, the new democracy’s problems all started with the downfall of Benito Mussolini.
