Dave is a professional coach and a volunteer advocate for international liberty and international animal welfare.


Entrepreneurs: 13 (Times 6) Ways to Succeed In 2013

January 27, 2013

A year ago, I wrote about Dusan Djukich’s Straight-Line Leadership, which I described as a “no-nonsense book about [Mr. Djukich’s] no-nonsense approach to leadership.” Mr. Djukich is co-founder and a Senior Partner for Corporate Reinvention Associates, which helps individuals and organizations maximize their performance. I followed up in March, advising that the work is available as […]

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2012 Wild Animal of the Year: Wolf OR-7

January 12, 2013

I am pleased to announce our first Wild Animal of the Year, recognizing contribution to the welfare of wildlife. The winner is OR-7, the wandering wolf, also known as Journey. OR-7 bears his name because, as a recent Associated Press story recounts, “he was the seventh wolf in Oregon to be fitted with a GPS tracking collar.” […]

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OK, NRA, I’ll Call You Crazy!

December 23, 2012

Wayne LaPierre, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Rifle Association, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press today. This followed his press conference of December 21st, in which he responded to the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut by calling for the federal government to fund “armed police officers in every school” by January. LaPierre reiterated this […]

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Observations In the Aftermath of the Newtown Tragedy

December 22, 2012

Like everyone else, I was shocked and saddened by the news of the killing of children in Newtown, Connecticut one week ago. I lived in neighboring Redding for years. Newtown is a nice, charming New England town, the last place in the world where one would have anticipated this tragedy. Such is the nature of […]

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Truth About Post Office Lost in the Mail

November 29, 2012

Government regularly insults our intelligence. The Transportation Security Administration, whose only legitimate role seems to be to remind the public that the government is incompetent and abusive, recently claimed that unionization of its employees was a positive: By giving our workforce another venue to raise and discuss workplace issues, collective bargaining holds the potential to […]

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Thank You for Not Voting

November 11, 2012

As promised, I declined to vote last week. I was joined by 96 million other non-voters. The turnout was about 57.5% of eligible voters, lower than in the past two presidential elections. Whether my fellow non-voters were motivated by morality, a healthy distaste for politics, or a natural apathy, they did their fellow humans a […]

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If You Need Me On Election Day…

November 5, 2012

If you need me on Election Day here in the U.S. tomorrow, November 6, 2012, you won’t find me at the poll. I decline to cast a vote in the federal, state, or local elections, or to address the state referendum questions. Over the past few years, my philosophical views have evolved, influenced by what […]

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First Annual Mark Twain Conference

September 22, 2012

It was a pleasure to attend the first annual Mark Twain Conference in Redding, Connecticut on August 18th. I lived in Redding for eight years, from 2001—2009, am fond of the region, and always enjoy seeing friends in the area. Background Mark Twain (the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) lived from 1835-1910. He was […]

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Labor Day 2012

September 3, 2012

In 2010, I suggested renaming Labor Day “End of Summer Day.” The current holiday is not actually intended to celebrate labor, but rather burdens on employment, i.e., regulation and government-empowered unionism. There might be popular support for a name change. Rasmussen Reports found, “Fifty-two percent (52%) celebrate the federal holiday as the unofficial end of […]

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Save the Liberty Seminars in Slovenia

August 22, 2012

Svetilnik – društvo za promocijo svobode (Lighthouse Association), based in Slovenia, promotes the classical liberal ideas of individual rights, free markets, rule of law, and limited government. Its many programs include Liberty Seminars, held since 2008. Tanja Štumberger, executive director of the seminars, observes that they can be life changing. One of the many people the seminars […]

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