Who Ya Gonna Believe?
My latest magazine column for District Administration Magazine is now online. Who Ya Gonna Believe?The ongoing battle between facts and mythology. Other professions have a …
Category: politics
Joe Knows Foreign Policy
Read this fascinating article about Senator Joe Biden’s foreign policy leadership and knowledge. On September 10, 2001, Senator Biden, then (as now) chairman of the …
The Line Cut from Dennis Kucinich’s DNC Speech
This article from The Hill suggests that the Obama campaign wants all speakers to stress a “rags-to-riches” narrative. The article also states that only one …
Shameful Disrespect for History and Elders
The political conventions are like a four-day Superbowl for me. I can’t get enough. I am however concerned about the stagecraft and the political calculus …
Food for Thought on Election Day?
A wise (OK, wiseguy) old Australian friend of mine just sent the following email… The McCain campaign keeps emphasizing that McCain was a prisoner in …
A Great Day for America
Watch Senator Barack Obama introduce Senator Joe Biden as his Vice Presidential running-mate. Both inspirational speeches are in the video below. Gary StagerVeteran educator Gary …
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They Hate Me, They Really Really Hate Me!
Kevin Carey, of the “independent” and “innovative” Education Sector, didn’t have the decency to defame me by name when he attacked the cover story, School …
John McCain’s Wikipedia Problem?
A Wikipedia editor notices some similarities between Sen. John McCain’s speech today on the crisis in Georgia and the Wikipedia article on the country Georgia. …
Sage Advice for Barack Obama
From this extremely wise column… The truth is that no one would be paying any attention to me at all if I wasn’t talking about …
Paris Hilton for President!
She is a modern genius! You have got to watch this video clip!! Article about Paris Hilton’s need to respond to John McCain Link to …