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


Romney vs. Obama: Debate Preview

July 3, 2012

With Gov. Romney’s and Pres. Obama’s dramatically different positions, the fur will fly in the presidential debates! Catch this preview! See too “Secret Video Reveals Congress at Work”!

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Hungary, Part II: Reason for Hope

May 27, 2012

In “Hungary, Part I: A Troubled Country,” we reviewed the threat to liberty represented by the country’s current government. Here, we discuss why there is cause for hope. (The views expressed in both parts of the article are strictly the author’s, except as otherwise reflected.) Atlas Economic Research Foundation In countries around the world, there are […]

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Hungary, Part I: A Troubled Country

May 27, 2012

The liberty of the people of Hungary has been threatened since the center-right Fidesz party won a two-thirds majority in parliament two years ago, and Viktor Orbán became prime minister. The election was a reaction to the corruption and fiscal failure of the former socialist governments. However, Orbán has been making the poor situation worse […]

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“Straight-Line Leadership” Available As E-Book

March 26, 2012

In January of this year, I recommended Straight-Line Leadership by world-class coach Dusan Djukich. It “is a no-nonsense book about [Mr. Djukich’s] no-nonsense approach to leadership—the leadership of others and ourselves.” I concluded, “Straight-Line Leadership will change the life of anyone who embraces its principles.” I often suggest the book to friends, and am mindful of its principles. I also enjoy […]

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Snowe to Go

February 29, 2012

Senator Olympia Snow (R., Maine) has announced that she will not seek re-election this year. After serving in the Maine House and Senate, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978 and the Senate in 1994. Sen. Snowe’s career, like that of Rep. Barney Frank’s, reminds us that the system protects incumbents. […]

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Straight Shooting: “Straight-Line Leadership”

January 18, 2012

Dusan Djukich’s Straight-Line Leadership is a no-nonsense book about his no-nonsense approach to leadership—the leadership of others and ourselves. Mr. Djukich writes with the authority of a world-class coach: [He] is co-founder and a Senior Partner for Corporate Reinvention Associates, a global coaching firm that specializes in individual and organizational performance. He is the creator and […]

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Don’t LOL! “LALL” Can Help Change the World

January 6, 2012

Live and let live—LALL–is a recipe for liberty—little or no government—and social tolerance. Can the acronym become a favorite on the Internet and help shape a freer and more tolerant world? Don’t LOL (Laugh Out Loud) at this idea. Let us give it a try. “LALL” is a good response throughout the world to those […]

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Something Positive for U.S. in 2011: Freer Trade

January 3, 2012

There was plenty of bad news for freedom in the U.S. last year, tempered with bits of good news. Others are offering broad assessments, but I would like to follow up on my article of July 23, 2011, “U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement,” and note the positive news on trade. In the prior piece, I discussed […]

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Christmas 2011: Archbishop Got Grinchy

December 31, 2011

Our secret Christmas truce with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has ended, so it is time to respond to his Christmas Day sermon, in which, remarkably, he analogized bankers to rioting arsonists. The Archbishop serves not only as the Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury and Primate of All England (the first bishop […]

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Barney Frank: Sixteen Terms, and What Do You Get?

November 28, 2011

U.S. Representative Barney Frank today announced he will not seek reelection. He has held office for sixteen terms—thirty-two years—which reminds us of the fact that the system protects incumbents. Frank notoriously dismissed warnings about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and was the co-author of the ill-conceived Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The […]

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