Tag Archives: competitiveness

Seeking Unbound Lives

Posted on November 12, 2012 by mhowgill

Republicans are frantically seeking someone to blame for their completely predictable election defeat last week. But all their carping and evasion hasn’t yet revealed the most obvious explanation. The United States in 2012 moved closer to its Founders’ vision of … Continue reading →

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Are We To Become a Nanny State?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by mhowgill

Governor Romney’s current campaign platform is that he knows how to create jobs. He asserts that President Obama has had four years to fix the economy and failed. The governor promises to succeed. The governor sees the private sector as … Continue reading →

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Without Integrity Nothing Else Matters

Posted on September 24, 2012 by mhowgill

Do I make myself more handsome by portraying others as ugly? Can I make my ideas sound better by distorting those of others? When we knowingly misrepresent facts, we’re lying. And lying is among the gravest of threats to our … Continue reading →

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Lead or Get Out of the Way!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by mhowgill

Can America still compete? Although the United States has led the world in agricultural and industrial production, we’re now threatened by global competitors as science and technology, freer markets and cheap labor make foreign economies grow. Fortunately, embedded at the … Continue reading →

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Solutions Versus Slurs

Posted on August 22, 2012 by mhowgill

The United States, built by men and women from diverse cultural backgrounds, is among the most innovative nations in history. Our cultural narrative includes the conception that we’re a “melting pot,” folding different customs into a system of practices that … Continue reading →

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