What You Should Learn From the Veterans Administration Scandal
The specific issues at Veterans Administration boil down to one simple fact: The VA duplicates services other government departments provide more efficiently to the general population!
Competing With A Man, Living Like A Woman
The best way to overcome gender bias is to be a contributing team player. Don't make your male colleagues regret asking you to join the team. But do let them know that you came to play, to compete - be confident.
What You Need To Know about the Fair Pay Act
Can you imagine conducting a performance review in an auditorium full of the employee's peers? Neither can I - but that is the net effect the Fair Pay Act would have.
Increasing Minimum Wage Won’t Fix USA Economy
The American middle class is shrinking faster than the polar ice caps. The question is are we going to concede defeat or are we going to ignite a 21st century American economy that provides stability and prosperity for everyone willing to work for it.
Without Powerful Women There Would Be No Powerful Men
Powerful and independent are the adjectives de jour these days. They precede the noun woman as though this were some new phenomenon - some new government given right of millennial women. Au contraire!
Why You Should Worry About Politics by Polling
The widespread adoption of technology that enables campaigns to micro-target voters has changed the purpose of polling from soliciting opinion to reinforcing it. Polling is part of a troubling trend toward indoctrinating voters rather than informing them.
California Urban Areas Must Link Land Use & Water Supply
Water conservation is everyone's responsibility and it's everyone's opportunity. Each of us can make it a habit to use water more thoughtfully but – as importantly – we must challenge our elected leaders to work across the silos of 20th century government to address our 21st century water challenges holistically – the greater good of the greater many.
FDA Nutrition Label Violates Basic Rules of Messaging
FDA labeling initiative and the USDA Food Plate should be integrated instead of contradictory. As proposed, FDA serving size will be the road to obesity!
Proposed FDA Nutrition Labels Send Wrong Message
FDA bureaucrats just announced new draft federal regulations requiring that food manufacturers recalculate the average serving size to better reflect the current level of consumption. This is the dietary equivalent of telling an alcoholic it is okay to drink in moderation.
Drought Plus Flooding — USA Can Mitigate Consequences
Climatologists are predicting major flooding in the central and eastern United States. Continued drought in California will result in as many as 500,000 acres of farmland lying fallow this summer. What if government tried an “ounce of prevention” instead of just waiting to declare the inevitable state-of-emergency?