Has Trump Crossed a “Bridge Too Far?” It should come as no surprise that I label President Trump as a disruptor. His presidency got started when he decided to mix things up, tear things down, make bold moves that could be called reckless. In other words, he was like a “bull in a china shop.” […]
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Why Now? What’s Next? I should have known something was up when U.S. President Donald Trump changed the name of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.” President Trump erroneously thinks that a name change will make the country’s war-like attacks on other countries acceptable. The only way to accomplish that is with
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Self-Promotion is “Not a Good Look” President Trump seems to be bound and determined to make America in his image. He is trying to name as many things as possible after himself that it sometimes looks like his real goal is to change the name of the country. Listed below are those things that have
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What’s the End Game? Most of Americans thought President Donald Trump was an isolationist when he ran for President in 2016. It was one reason he got elected. Americans were tired of endless wars, including incursions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Who could forget the site of our troops leaving that country under President Biden’s orders,
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Conflicts of Interest Are Everywhere It has taken me a long time to write this blog about President Trump’s decisions regarding conflicts of interest, primarily between a donor or governmental unit, and the Trump family. We know he likes to put his name on things as if he owns them and he makes decisions that
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Has Social Engineering Gone Too Far? Let me answer my own question at the start. America is not an inherently racist country, but it has followed racist policies in the past. America is not a racist country, in part because it would be wrong to label all of society in that way. Most Americans are
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Characteristics of Civility I have blogged before about the decline of civility in society. I always begin those blogs with the following statement: By age sixteen, George Washington had copied out by hand 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation. They are based on a set of rules composed by French Jesuits
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The Security Executive Council’s Analysis Recently, I read a study by The Security Executive Council that identifies increasing incidence of incivility and related negative behaviors, including rule breaking, disorder, and violence, that is costing U.S. businesses billions of dollars in lost productivity and absenteeism attributable to incivility. The report identifies environments such as retail floors,
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Ethics Run Amok President Trump’s decision for the U.S. government to accept an airplane from Qatar valued at almost $400 million to serve as Air Force One raises many ethical issues. Before examining those issues, here is a summary of what led up to the decision including why Trump decided to do it, widespread criticisms
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A Bridge Too Far President Donald Trump has issued 147 Executive Orders (EO) as of last week. Most Presidents would have issued much less at this point in their Presidency. An EO is a declaration by the president which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers, and requiring no action by
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