America Trends

There’s a whole lot more decision-making required than just determining if you have enough money to live out this new phase of life.  We talk about all the factors that go  into the retirement equation with Bob Powell from MarketWatch, who writes about this topic from many different perspectives.  It’s not your father’s retirement phase, … Continue reading EP 06 HOW DO YOU PLAN FOR THE RETIREMENT OF THE FUTURE?

Peter Cove, founder of America Works and author of ‘Poor No More’ has been re-thinking the issues of dependency and the war on poverty and feels that he’s come up with a solution that puts work first and tears apart the bureaucracy that impedes innovation in favor of protecting their own turf.  He was a … Continue reading EP 05 IS THE WAR ON POVERTY WINNABLE OR A LOST CAUSE?

Larry Lawton has seen the workings of the criminal justice system from many different vantage points–as a criminal, prisoner, and now reformer and educator.  He shares his thoughts on policing, sentencing, prison life and more in this wide ranging interview on topics being debated in state capitols and Congress.  He is the co-author of ‘Gangster … Continue reading EP 04 ONE MAN’S UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON LAW AND ORDER REFORM

Protests are taken place throughout the nation and they are taking on various forms.  Larry discusses the recent protests and what they may be moving toward in the period ahead(general strike, perhaps?).  He also looks to the impact they may have given our experiences with the Tea Party in the recent past.  And if you … Continue reading EP 03 SIGNS SIGNS EVERYWHERE A SIGN

I know one group who hates this idea without going any further.  College presidents.  I can see the Ivy being ripped off the walls just thinking about it. Other than that group who can argue that citizenship in America really doesn’t require much heavy lifting.  What–going to polls every two years?  And we even complain … Continue reading EP 02 SHOULD EVERYONE BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM TWO YEARS OF NATIONAL SERVICE AT AGE 18?

Edit According to Angela Duckworth, a professor at U Penn, it’s THE characteristic that truly sets apart the men from the boys.  In fact, in one of the most illuminating examples of passion and perseverance, she explains in her HUGE selling book, ‘Grit’ that it’s the only way to understand why so many of the … Continue reading EP 01 DO YOU NEED TRUE GRIT TO SUCCEED?