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Revell, L. J. (2013), Two new graphical methods for mapping trait evolution on phylogenies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 4: 754–759. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12066
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Should We Have A Constitutional Convention or Not?
November 18th, 2014 // 9:49 am @ Oliver DeMille
(The Only Way We'll Ever Get America Back on Track)
Months ago I wrote an article about competing views on holding a Constitutional Convention to help get America back on track. I listed some of the pros and cons of both views, and asked readers for their thoughts.
Two Surprises
I was surprised by two things: 1) the huge number of responses to my article, and 2) the extremely strong emotions people shared about how we must avoid a Convention at all costs, and, alternatively, how without a Convention America is truly doomed.
I knew people felt strongly about both sides of this issue, but I didn't realize just how passionately many people feel it.
I got hardly any responses that were lukewarm. Everything was ice-cold hatred of the very topic of a Convention, or boiling-hot support of its absolute necessity. The most interesting thing about this is that pretty much everyone who responded—from both sides—is deeply committed to freedom, to the principles of the Constitution, and to the vital importance of America's future freedom.
I mentioned in my original article on this topic that I had my own opinion. I read each response carefully and with an open mind to see if anything swayed my views. After reading them all, I remain committed to my original viewpoint. And I'm ready to share it.
The Reality
For those who are adamantly supportive of either side, my thoughts are likely to be frustrating. I see the value of both views. I think a Convention is either a wonderful idea or a terrible idea, and we won't truly know which until after it is held (if it ever happens, that is). Thus, we should either not hold it at all, or we should hold it but be sure there is a real chance of it doing the right things.
This view isn't very helpful if your focus is on whether or not to have a Convention. But there is a method to my viewpoint. There is a bigger reality at play here, and too often the people supporting or opposing a Convention don't realize just how important it is. Let me explain.
One respondent wrote: "Our form of government was made for a moral people…. We need the people to change, not the Constitution!"
Powerful words. I would add two words to make this even more poignant: "Our form of government was made for a moral and wise people…. We need the people to change, not the Constitution!"
This is dead right. Those who oppose a Convention use this to make the case that "Since many of our people and leaders lack morality and wisdom, a Convention will simply throw away the best thing we have going for us—the Constitution."
In contrast, supporters of a Convention use this same idea to argue: "Our lack of moral and wise people and leaders is causing us to reject more and more of the Constitution with each passing year. If current trends continue, we won't even be following the Constitution within a few years—not even the little bit we are following now. A Convention is the only chance of fixing this.
"Yes, it might backfire and we'll lose our freedoms, but without a Convention we're definitely losing them—and nobody realizes it enough to stop it. At least with a Convention we have a chance to turn things around, and if we don't, if it makes things worse, at least everyone will know it—openly and immediately."
Both views have real merit.
But there is a solution. It will work if we have a Convention, and it will work if we don't have a Convention.
It isn't easy, but it is possible. It can happen. It will be difficult, but without it we will lose our freedoms—regardless of whether or not we have a Convention.
What is the solution? We need at least 3% of the populace to really understand the Constitution. That's approximately the percentage of people who actively participated in the American founding. Today we need at least 3% to deeply, truly understand the Constitution and the principles of freedom—at the level Madison and Jefferson and the Americans of their generation understood them.
If that doesn't happen, a Convention won't help. Likewise, if it doesn't happen, avoiding a Convention won't help either.
We are losing our freedoms. Quickly. Consistently. And much of it is happening in secret, in policies, laws, and programs the public doesn't bother to read and understand.
But How?
How can we get 3% of the populace to understand the Constitution? Honestly, this is really very simple. There are five books I know of that teach what is needed. A person who reads, studies, and really understands any of the five will know enough to be part of the 3%. The five are:
- Madison, et al., The Federalist Papers
- Skousen, The Five Thousand Year Leap
- DeMille, We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident
- Skousen, The Making of America
- DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom
Of course, reading more than one of them, or even all of them, is better. But really knowing the principles taught in any one of them will make a person part of the 3%. And when 3% or more of the people really know the Constitution, we'll have enough critical mass to truly influence a return to its principles.
Of course, there are many other good books on freedom. What these five books have in common is that each one provides a comprehensive overview of the freedom principles needed to get our nation back on the right path. And after you read 1-5 of these, read LeaderShift by Orrin Woodward and myself. This book specifically outlines what we need to do to change our governmental structure right now—either through a Convention if one is ever held, or without a Convention by influencing elections and policy.
Whether readers agree or disagree with the principles in these books isn't the point. What we need is 3% of the people who are seriously thinking and talking about how to apply these principles of freedom in our time. Right now. So, agree or disagree, but get focused on the principles of freedom!
The Only Way We'll Ever Get America Back on Track
Freedom matters. We are losing it. The loss is rapid and the pace of our national decline is increasing. And there is really only one solution. In the whole history of the world, the regular people have only been free when they have demanded it. Governments don't just hand it out. Elite classes don't just gift it to the masses.
In all of history, the only times the people have been free are when they simply insisted on it. And this has only happened—only happened!—when at least 3% of the population really understood the principles of freedom.
That's it. Period.
If 3% doesn't understand, we'll lose our freedoms.
Can a Convention help? Only if at least 3% of the people truly understand the principles of freedom. Can opposing a Convention help? Only if at least 3% truly understand the principles of freedom.
This is true.
This is real.
This is incredibly urgent.
One final thought. A lot more than 3% of the people deeply love freedom. We all need to do whatever we can to help more of them truly understand the principles of freedom. Whether or not we succeed in this endeavor will determine whether our children and grandchildren are free…or not.
Oliver DeMille is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, the co-founder of the Center for Social Leadership, and a co-creator of TJEd.
Among many other works, he is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, The Coming Aristocracy, and FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah
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A Guide to Jury Duty
October 21st, 2014 // 2:15 pm @ Oliver DeMille
"I'm going to serve on jury duty," my daughter told me. "Any thoughts?"
A Problem and A Solution
This will be short. Share it with anyone who might serve on jury duty. Save it to reread whenever you get called to jury duty. It is powerful information about freedom and being a leader in our society.
First, the American framers made juries a central part of the judicial system because they didn't trust anyone else to keep the government in check.
Think about it. Nations with no juries still have judges, lawyers, and court cases. They arrive at verdicts and mete out punishments. But they do it all with two entities: the government and the accused.
The founders wanted something different. They didn't trust government. "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely," as Lord Acton put it.
The founders had seen what the British government did with its judges and courts. They had read about judicial abuses in Rome, Greece, Israel, the German principalities, and nations down through history. They knew that in almost all judicial systems, throughout history and around the globe, an accused person had very little chance for justice.
Their solution? Juries.
Specifically, juries made up of regular citizens like the accused, who would naturally be on the side of the accused "regular" citizen if the government tried anything pushy, or at the very least not automatically choose the side of government.
They established the jury system for one reason: to keep the government in check, to keep the government from being abusive, to keep the government from having too much power.
Checks and Responsibilities
Juries, the founders felt, were the last line of defense for a person falsely accused (or rightly accused, with extenuating circumstances), or even just to keep the government from having too much power in too many ways.
If juries don't let the government get away with too much power, the whole nation will be more free. This was the reason the framers gave us the jury system.
Second, jurors do have two roles:
- Keep the government in check
- Provide a just determination of guilt or innocence
Both of these are important, but #1 is more important than #2. Indeed, keeping the government in check is the reason the founders established the jury system.
Sadly, most modern jurors believe that their main (and only) purpose is #2, to determine guilt or innocence.
The truth is that jurors generally do #2 better than judges, if for no other reason than that they aren't jaded by facing criminals and lies day after day. They typically have a more healthy, balanced view of people.
Jurors should of course do a good job at #2, and in many cases this won't conflict with #1. But if it ever does, good jurors choose #1 above #2.
Why? Because it's more important to keep the government (with its massive resources and power) from abusing power than from stopping one accused person. That one person may hurt people, badly, and deserve real justice – it's true. But an abusive government will hurt many, many more people—and hurt them a lot worse.
Founders and Authorities
To be a good juror, keep your eye on #1. Keep the government in check. This is your first purpose. Your first duty. Clearly #2 is important, but it is secondary to #1. If possible, do both; but always do #1.
By the way, this is a key message of the great classical movie 12 Angry Men with Henry Fonda. Every prospective juror who wants to prepare for serving should watch and consider this movie. Some of the lessons:
- Keep the government in check—with the use of your vote about innocence and guilt.
- Think on your own—don't be a victim of "groupthink" or peer pressure from members of the jury. Be polite, respectful, participative, and friendly—and don't be swayed by anything except your own careful thinking. Listen, analyze, and think on our own.
- As a juror you are using real power. You are using force. Your vote will impact the accused just like a gun with bullets would. Be careful, and wise. Use this power reverently, and with a cautious eye on keeping government power from pushing through things that aren't truly proven.
- Don't see the judge or lawyers as the teachers or experts and the jurors as the students or employees. This isn't how the founders set up the jury system, even though many people are in the habit of seeing it this way. Instead, get it right by seeing the judge, lawyers and witnesses as students or employees putting on presentations and the jurors as the experts or bosses who learn from the others but make the final decisions.
- Remember that in our current system, victims and their families aren't allowed to directly seek justice through fights, duals, or retaliation. You are the hand of their justice, so if a defendant is guilty, it is essential to respond in a just way.
- Be polite and calm, even when standing up for your view.
- Do your best to see that justice is done, and that the government is kept in check. To reiterate: If you must choose between the two, keeping the government (with its immense power and resources) in check is more important than keeping one defendant in check.
- How to deal with the judge: Treat him with respect and obey whatever he says, except when he tells you how to think. Remember, judges are a major part of the government the founders wanted juries to protect against. If he tells you how to think, at all, use your own brain. The founders put you on the jury, not the judge.
Treat this prospect with respect. The founders gave you the jury power because they trusted you more than anyone else—including any government official or judge—to keep the government in check, seek real justice, think independently and wisely, and do the right thing.
Your choices will have real impact on real people. As stated above: You are using real power as a juror. Don't let this power corrupt. Use it with honor. Be proud of how you used it—for the rest of your life. As a juror, you are using force. Use it well.
Oliver DeMille is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, the co-founder of the Center for Social Leadership, and a co-creator of TJEd.
Among many other works, he is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, The Coming Aristocracy, and FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah
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How to Fix the Middle East
October 14th, 2014 // 8:22 am @ Oliver DeMille
What's Been Missed
American wars abroad are causing more problems than they solve, for one very important reason: U.S. experts who help establish new constitutions and laws in nations like Iraq and Afghanistan don't apply the principles of the U.S. Constitution to the level that they could.
They try, but they seem to not really understand the Constitution and how it works.
As long as Washington keeps doing this, our foreign interventions—whether limited to airstrikes or focused on full-blown ground wars—are a monumental waste of time and resources.
They leave the target nations worse off and more volatile than before we intervened.
Based on the cost of these wars, and its impact on our economy and our politics, this may be the single most important issue in current U.S. society. Most people don't realize what a big deal this is.
Whether you support or dislike the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11, the United States certainly had a chance to positively influence the entire region.
A Fatal Misunderstanding
Experts debated whether it was possible to bring more democracy to the Middle East, and Washington tried to make things better.
But we failed miserably, leaving a power vacuum and strengthening dangerous anti-freedom forces in Iran, Syria, Palestine, ISIS, Northern Africa, and the whole region.
The reason for this failure is still almost entirely misunderstood: American experts try to copy elements of the Constitution and European parliamentary structures when setting up postwar governments in occupied nations, but they apparently don't deeply know how Constitutional principles work—or don't want to use them.
This is akin to copying Madison's work, but doing it in a way that Madison would never have done. Specifically, the Constitutional system worked because the framers operated on a basic set of freedom principles.
One of these is that the key to long-term freedom is to identify the main power centers in a nation. This is vital if we want to see real change in the Middle East.
Once the power centers of a nation are clearly understood, each of them needs to be given a certain kind of power by the Constitution and laws.
Specifically, such power must give the group a real say in the direction of the nation, formatted so that all major power groups are represented and have the ability to check and balance each other.
The Important Separations
In most nations the best format is to divide the natural powers of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) as three of the great power centers, and then to give a legislative house to each of the major societal powers.
For example, in aristocratic Britain the two strongest natural power centers were the upper class with all its wealth and influence, and the lower classes with their huge numbers and power of labor.
This led to the House of Lords and the House of Commons, a system that gave the two biggest powers in the nation a real say in government, but simultaneously kept them both checked and balanced.
In the United States, with a less aristocratic and more commercial focus, the three major power centers were the individual states, the rich class, and the working middle class.
The founding fathers wisely structured the Constitution in a way that all three of these groups had great power but with checks and balances on each. The Senate naturally represented the wealthy class, the House was elected by the working middle class, and the states were given huge powers—even more than the federal government.
This is the Constitutional format, and it is very effective. When the major natural powers in a nation are all given a real place in the government, and all operate under checks and balances, it brings out the best in each power group and the whole nation can flourish.
The U.S. applied this principle after World War II in the two major occupied areas—Germany and Japan. In Germany, with an aristocratic model similar to Britain, the experts created an upper house to represent the aristos and a lower house to represent the common people.
A Working System
Japan presented a different model, because it was historically a monarchy run by just a few ruling families—much more like an oligarchy than a European aristocracy.
U.S. experts wisely set up Japan's government in a way that the monarchy was disbanded but the same top ruling families were allowed to retain their power through the banking system and its close interconnection with the government.
This shifted their focus from military empire to economic growth—creating the modern Japanese economic "miracle." Of course, this isn't miraculous to anyone who understands Constitutional principles.
A few years later the U.S. followed a similar "Asian" approach by applying Constitutional systems in South Korea.
In all these cases, "democracy" worked—even in formerly totalitarian nations—because the American experts knew how to create constitutions that brought together all the major powers in a nation and make them part of the leadership (while at the same time ensuring that they were balanced and checked).
This would work in the Middle East as well, if only we used it.
New Goals
During the Cold War, however, Washington's approach changed. The focus turned to gaining allies against the threat of communism, and experts put their attention to international treaties, international law, and international organizations rather than good, old-fashioned freedom principles applied at every level in a nation. Schools followed this shift, and true Constitutional expertise went into decline.
After 9/11, as the U.S. fought and gained incredible influence over Iraq and Afghanistan, a new generation of experts—trained in the new way—tried to create constitutional models in these nations based on a shallow understanding of how freedom works.
In both cases, U.S. experts basically tried to copy U.S. and European institutions. They rightly gave power to legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, but they missed the opportunity to actually bring Constitutional freedoms to these nations.
Specifically, they acted as if the major power centers in Iraq and Afghanistan are the same as the U.S. (the rich versus the working class) or Europe (the aristocracy versus the commons). But they aren't.
The major power centers in Iraq are Shia and Sunni, and they have been at war for centuries.
Thus, setting up a government with separate branches and constitutional checks and balances but leaving the two major natural power centers in the nation out of the government guarantees that their conflicts will have to be settled by violence—not constitutionally by elections, debates, check and balances, courts, or negotiations.
The U.S. experts acted as if the work of the American framers should be copied for everyone, not emulated in the way Madison of Jefferson would have structured an Iraqi system.
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the Constitution. We seem to have lost any real Constitutional expertise—at least in Washington.
Constitutional Law is now mostly a matter of memorizing cases, legal history, and the interplay between three branches of government, rather than really understanding the principles of freedom that the founding fathers taught.
A Real Fix
A Jefferson-Madison approach to Iraq would create a 3-branch government (legislative, executive, judicial) with three houses in the legislature: a House of Sunni, House of Shia, and a house popularly elected by small local districts across the whole nation.The third house would naturally represent the lower classes and also empower the Kurds and other minorities.
If U.S. experts had done this in 2005 (or 1992), Al Quada would have had no influence in Iraq and ISIS would have almost no followers today—at least not in Iraq and most likely not in Syria. Iraq would be a powerful, wealthy democratic republic in the heart of the Middle East.
It would of course have its share of problems, but the challenges would be more like those faced by early democratic epochs experienced in Canada, France, Japan (after 1946), South Korea (after 1950) and Australia.
Some might argue that this is impossible, because the Sunni/Shia conflict is inherently violent, but history shows a different story: Middle East conflicts are no more violence-prone than feudal Japan, the bloody European Catholic/Protestant wars, or the cruel Roman, Mongol, or Aztec empires.
These all spread violence for many centuries, and the violence only ended when these cultures adopted better constitutions.
Bleak Forecast
Jefferson-Madison principles would take a very different route in Afghanistan by putting a small emphasis on the national constitution and focusing on helping tribal regions and cities create strong self-governing structures.
Only outsiders see Afghanistan as a nation; the Afghani people don't consider themselves part of Afghanistan but part of their local tribal or regional culture.
Afghanistan needs several dozen constitutions—for each real national area. And each needs to identify the main power centers in the area and make them part of the government (with adequate checks, as always). Nothing else will work.
Madison and Jefferson would never have made such obvious mistakes in Iraq or Afghanistan. Even the U.S. experts of 1945 would have taken a very different, more constitutional approach. But today's experts are apparently more expert on internationalism than freedom.
They seek to create constitutions that fit Washington's international agendas rather than actually help Iraq and Afghanistan create free and prosperous systems that work.
This is a major problem because the result will be increased conflicts and wars in the Middle East. In the decades ahead, we seem destined to shed a lot more American blood in the region—without fixing much of anything.
Note that both parties are to blame: Republicans have attempted to nation build but have done it shallowly and poorly as described above, ensuring worse problems in the very regions they've tried to help, and Democrats have decried "nation building" but continued bombing and increased drone strikes without any clear strategy or plan for improved self-governing constitutional structures. This accomplishes nothing good.
What We Need
America's loss of Constitutional understanding is a growing disaster, not just in the U.S. but around the world. We need to change. The U.S. must either stop bombing and leave nations to their own wisdom and struggles, or we need to actually apply real principles of freedom.
But to apply such principles, we first need to understand them. Being ruled by many thousands of U.S. federal and state government officials who either haven't read the Federalist Papers or don't understand them (or don't like them) is causing major American decline.
And unless something changes, it's going to get worse—for freedom-loving people in America as well as the Middle East. Nothing is getting fixed in the Middle East, and it won't get fixed until actual freedom is applied.
To top off this challenge, as we become weaker and weaker in this current era of American decline, China and Russia are waiting in the wings.
The solution is simple, however. We need a new group of dedicated people who pay the price to truly understand the principles of the Constitution—and know how to apply them to any people and nation genuinely seeking freedom.
(More on this topic is contained in the upcoming book by Oliver DeMille, entitled The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Principles of Freedom: How to Write Constitutions in the 21st Century. It will be available for Christmas 2014.)
Oliver DeMille is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, the co-founder of the Center for Social Leadership, and a co-creator of TJEd.
Among many other works, he is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, The Coming Aristocracy, and FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah
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SPECIAL REPORT: Mitt Romney Will Run and Win- Oliver DeMille
September 11th, 2014 // 10:50 am @ Sara DeMille
(A Tale of Four Candidates)
Prediction: Mitt Romney is running for president. And, if current trends continue, he's going to win.
Rand Paul and Hillary Clinton are running as well. It's just a matter of time until all three of these future candidates announce, but in the meantime something interesting is happening to this election.
It is being determined by stealth, and the major players are world events—especially in Russia, China, and the Middle East.
In the 2008 election Hillary Clinton was the unanimous frontrunner.
But she lost the nomination because she promoted a strong, aggressive foreign policy while newcomer Barack Obama promised to get America out of Iraq, Afghanistan, and even Guantanamo.
This gave candidate Obama the natural lead in a war-weary nation frustrated about the lack of WMDs in Iraq.
Clinton and McCain talked aggressively about foreign affairs, but the voters wanted to get out of world conflicts and refocus on the home front.They voted for Obama.
In a very similar way, the next presidential election is already gearing up. With the recent resurgence of threats from Putin and Russia, along with continual crises in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Libya, Israel, Syria, Palestine, and now the constant news coverage on ISIS, Americans are increasingly seeing the need for a strong leader in the White House.
Golf and Governing
Foreign affairs are once again foremost in the American electorate's emotion center (with worries about China still simmering just under the surface)—but the emphasis is on standing strong and facing down threats instead of getting away from them.
If the storyline shifts by 2016 and the American people once again want to get out of foreign interventions and focus more on the home front, Rand Paul will receive the kind of huge popularity boost that propelled Barack Obama to the White House in 2008.
But right now we're witnessing something very different. Each recent move from the Obama Administration has been met with major opposition from Democrats as well as Republicans.
If the president plays golf during a crisis, Congressional leaders from both parties criticize him.
If he dresses in his power suit and fills thirty minutes of prime time television announcing a major military initiative, looking straight into the camera and talking tough, national leaders from both parties spend the next three hours and days arguing against his plans—filling the airwaves with every conceivable criticism.
Short Power, Short View
There is a general lack of trust in the president right now, no matter what he does, and it comes from both parties and also the media, even many of the media outlets that have historically been very supportive of the Obama Administration.
Moreover, the president has a low approval rating and a very high level of American voters who mistrust his leadership.
Part of this stems from the fickle nature of the American electorate. Americans overwhelmingly supported going into Afghanistan, and also Iraq. A few years later they overwhelmingly supported getting out.
Today strong majorities want to use our military against ISIS; the more we do, the more likely it is that most Americans will soon be clamoring for us to bring these same troops home.
As a nation, we seem to like the idea of using our power—we just want its use to be short and decisive.
The same thing happens with domestic programs. A majority demanded health care reform; once it passed, the criticisms began. The longer we've watched Obamacare roll out, the less support it has among the electorate.
This is repeated in many ways in current U.S. politics.
But there is a bigger reality at work here. The nation is tired of the direction we're taking. In 2008 the voters blamed it on Bush and put Obama in office. Today the electorate blames it increasingly on Obama.
And with the rise of general concern about foreign threats, both Clinton and Paul will be seen as a bit soft on foreign aggressors. They're not, but the populace still sees it this way.
Bigger Power
During all this there is one powerful, recurring thread: President Obama is frequently broadcast in the media at his worst and weakest, and Mitt Romney appears on one news program after another—constantly commenting on what we should be doing in international conflicts. His answers are refreshingly different from Obama's, and he sounds both credible and wise.
Indeed, Romney has accomplished something he never pulled off during the campaign—he projects a consistent, confident message of American strength.
Romney looks a lot more presidential in these clips than the president in his golf clothes. Indeed, the television optics during the last few months of Russian and Middle Eastern crises constitutes a major victory for Romney.
After all, Romney told Obama during the 2012 presidential debates that Russia was a major threat—and Obama scoffed at him. Romney warned of a slowed economy that would need serious free enterprise action to get moving again. Obama sneered at this view. Romney was right; Obama wasn't.
The electorate is now sneering in the other direction. It has largely lost faith in Obama. And when it sees Romney responding to the latest international problem, he oozes competence while Obama and Hillary evoke immediate skepticism.
If the election were held next week, Romney would win.
But we've got over two years until the next presidential election, and a lot will happen between now and then. Not the least of which is the 2014 midterm congressional election.
Foreign and Domestic
With all that said, world events may well be the biggest influence on who becomes America's next commander in chief. If foreign problems maintain their current pace, Romney will most likely be the next president.
If not, we may be faced with a very interesting situation, where a Hawkish Democrat (Hillary Clinton) faces a more non-interventionist Republican (Rand Paul).
While I personally agree with the less interventionist view and would love to see a President Rand Paul lead a White House that actually believes in following the U.S. Constitution, I think world events make this unlikely. Sad.
Ultimately, there is a lot more to this than mere politics. America's power in international affairs won't be as important to the future of the nation as whether or not the next president rekindles freedom in our economy.
This is what Romney or Paul offers. Hillary Clinton, or Elizabeth Warren if Hillary falters, will likely keep acting like Washington is the center of our business and economic success. This is the battle: freedom versus bigger government.
This is the great American decision of 2016.
The importance of this choice is almost impossible to overstate!
Ironically, this vital decision will probably be made by foreign aggressors, by what they do or don't do, and how their actions influence the American electorate in the months and years just ahead.
Oliver DeMille is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, the co-founder of the Center for Social Leadership, and a co-creator of TJEd.
Among many other works, he is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, The Coming Aristocracy, and FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah
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Three Trends vs. Freedom by Oliver DeMille
July 2nd, 2014 // 12:57 am @ Oliver DeMille
Rewriting the Future
There are at least three great political-economic changes that have occurred in the United States in the last twenty years. Each is rewriting what our world and future looks like, and each is causing a decline of freedom. But none of them are inevitable.
The first trend is the huge growth of government, including government size, spending, and regulation in so many parts of our lives. The second is the major decline of success and opportunity for the middle class. The third is the increasingly important rise of China.
Put these three together, and the future seems bleak to many Americans—even if they aren't sure why.
The irony is that the first two trends are, in fact, related. Despite what many in Washington say, the massive growth of government is at least contributing to—and may be the main cause of—the growing middle class squeeze.
Breaking the American Dream
Sadly, too many in government don't see it that way. For some reason, a lot of people witness the deepening plight of the middle class and, inconceivably, think that the only solution is bigger and bigger government. More programs, more spending, more intervention, more regulation.
Yet the historical record is clear. Every major growth of the U.S. government has been followed by a decrease in the middle-class standard of living. Today, after over sixty years of unprecedented expansion of government, the average adult American worker can no longer provide a quality standard of living for a family. In fact, two working adults in a family seldom make ends meet.
Families are smaller, the American Dream of home ownership is switching to a European model of rentals, and more people are joining the lower classes—where family debt or government money, or both, are necessary to get by.
In fact, home ownership, once a staple of middle class lifestyle, is increasingly a financial burden on many people (see "Americans think owning a home is better for them than it is," The Washington Post, April 21, 2014). In an article entitled "The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World's Richest" (April 22, 2014), The New York Times reported that the U.S. middle class is getting poorer and as a result "most American families are paying a steep price for high and rising income inequality."
Middle Going Down
The middle class young are being hit especially hard. Over 40% of today's Millennial Generation young people move back home after leaving for college or work. As a group, they are the first generation since World War II to be significantly worse off financially than their parents. They aren't buying cars, they aren't buying houses, and they aren't getting married; they're living at home, hoping something will change in the economy to bring more opportunity (see Paul Taylor, CBS This Morning, April 26, 2014).
Speaking of the American middle class, Harvard's Lawrence Katz wrote: "In 1960, we were massively richer than anyone else. In 1980, we were richer. In the 1990s, we were still richer." Today we aren't (op cit. "The American Middle Class…").
A simple comparison of low regulation in 1960 to increased but still (by today's standards) low regulation in 1980, then increasing regulation in the 1990s and massive regulatory increases between 2000 and today show a clear pattern: when we raise regulation and grow government, we hurt the middle class and grow the lower class.
Yet many experts suggest that the solution is more, not less, government intervention, programs, spending, and regulation (see ibid). This mirrors the old quip that "the beatings will continue until the morale improves," except in this case "economy- and innovation-killing regulation will increase until the economy improves." In reality, the opposite is occurring—bigger government is hurting the middle class and increasing income inequality.
The Choice
Whatever the experts think, the American people have a deep sense that something is wrong. Approximately 70 percent don't believe America is on the right track (ibid).
This doesn't translate directly to elections, however. A lot of people think that government is the solution to our economic problems, not the cause of some of our deepest challenges.
If current trends continue, China's increasingly competitive economy will make a reality of what many in the American middle class now believe: that our children and grandchildren will face a declining standard of living while the same generations in China will see major economic increases.
Like a George Orwell satire, we continue to do exactly what causes more problems. Yet perhaps the greatest American contribution to history—a deep belief in and commitment to moral freedom and free enterprise—goes mostly unheeded. America needs to give its own greatest export (freedom) a try.
Freedom works, as we have shown for over two centuries. Whether America declines or flourishes in the 21st Century will be directly attached to whether we choose bigger government or increased freedom. And it's up to the middle class to make this decision and make it stick.
Oliver DeMille is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, the co-founder of the Center for Social Leadership, and a co-creator of TJEd.
Among many other works, he is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, The Coming Aristocracy, and FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah
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Daily Globe (Newspaper) - February 3, 2006, Ironwood, Michigan ironwoodglobe.com GOOD DAY Jeremy Jackson Congratulations on your acceptance into Who's Who among American High School Students. From Mom and Dad INSIDE SENIOR SENTINEL Couple returns to Hurley house they built as newly- weds in 1952 Today's Globe SUPER HOOPLA in downtown Detroit features snow slide, surfing wave Pg. 13 WARMEST JANUARY Month set records nation- wide, but forecasters see change for chillier Pg. 12 WEATHER INDEX Last 24 hours High.................38 Low.................20 Last year this date High.................41 Low.................31 Records High...........49 (1991) Low ..........-37 (1996) Precipitation Last 24 hours.........none Snowfall Last 24 hours.........none On the Snowfall to Last details, Page 2 INDEX Business.........6 Classifieds------14-15 Comics.........16 Community.......5 Obituaries.......11 Opinion..........4 Sports........9-10 Tidbits ..........3 Wisconsin.......12 HURLEY WINS Midgettes outlast Drummond Pg. 9 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2006 DAILY IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN 87, EDITION 28 50 CENTS Public gets look at Bond Falls plan By JAN TUCKER Globe Staff Writer EWEN At least 150 people repre- senting both sides of the issue turned out Thursday to hear what Upper Peninsula Power Company and Naterra Land offi- cials had to say about the sale and devel- opment of land near Bond Falls. Although some expected a noisy, confrontational session, opponents and proponents sat qui- etly while UPPCO officials described the history of the pro- ject. A few questions submitted to officials were answered and a period of time was set aside for one-on-one discussions with indi- viduals representing both compa- nies. The Upper Peninsula Public Access Coalition, which opposes the sale, held an informational session following the UPPCO meeting. Gary Erickson, outgoing president of the contacts the compa- ny made with state, federal, tribal and conservation groups in its effort to sell non-project land at Bond Falls. Mclaughlin Sees growth, jobs Erickson stressed that activity within project lands is governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and activ- ities within the boundaries must comply with the power company's license with the government. UPPCO has sold about 900 acres to Naterra Land Development. The property will be developed with homes. "Public access to recreation in the project lands will be preserved and Erickson told the crowd. Officials said development of the project would result in an increased value of million in Interior Township and in Haight Township. UPPCO officials said they were working with township officials to determine if a separate classifica- tion could be made on the homes constructed on the non-project lands, so that the higher priced homes would not have an impact on taxes paid by others in the township. Written questions concerned docks on Jan Globe Steve Roman, of Naterra Land Development, talks about the Bond Falls area develop- ment. Roman said Naterra is an "environmentally sensitive" company, and he pledged an "environmentally sound development." project land. They asked if FERC could restrict docks or determine how many could be erected, or if the township could zone out docks. Officials said they were not sure what FERC would do if the townships used zoning to prohibit docks. One written statement indicated con- cern about how much development the lake and land could sustain. Joshua Globe Tara Dhuey, 2, left, and her sister, Lauren Dhuey, 4, ski in the sun at Powderhorn Mountain Ski Resort on Thursday. The Dhuey fam- ily, who comes north every year from Green Bay to ski, said it was a "great day." December deer hunt still option Snowmobilers object, citing potential for dangerous conflicts in forest (Sec BOND FALLS Page 2) Development issues delay land swap By MARGARET LEVRA Globe Staff Writer HURLEY Before agreeing to com- plete a complicated land swap with Iron County, Dr. Barry Edelstein wants approval for possible development of three homesites on a six-acre Fisher Lake par- cel. The deal has been hung up since May of 2004. At that time Edelstein paid toward the purchase of the Haven by the Falls property offLake of the Falls, with the understanding that he would trade with Iron County that parcel of land for the Fisher Lake parcel. However, the Fisher Lake parcel, still owned by the county, remains under forest crop law and cannot be sold or traded without DNR approval to remove that des- ignation. Earlier this week the county sent a proposed change in easement language to its forest-crop withdrawal application. The easement language for possible devel- opment was requested by Edelstein. County Board Chairman Gus Krone said this morning the county sent an unsigned document to the DNE in order to get some response on the Edelstein pro- posal. Kelly O'Neill with the DNR office hi Mercer, Wis., said a revised application must be passed by a two-thirds vote of the (See 2) By RALPH ANSAM Globe News Editor Although the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved changes in proposed deer season rules this week to avoid conflicts with snow- mobiling, Iron County might have a December hunt anyway. The board Tuesday approved cre- ation of a four-day antlerless-deer hunt in early December north of U.S. Highway 8 but only in manage- ment units where deer populations are estimated at 20 percent or more above the goal set by the Depart- ment of Natural Resources. Bruce 'Bacon, wildlife biologist from the Mercer DNR office, said this morning the deer units in the county are over that 20 percent fig- ure. That means there could be a December hunt in all of both Ash- land and Iron counties, except for the Bad River Indian reservation. Bacon said units 28 and 29A, west of U.S. 51, are "really close" to the 20 percent and unit 34 is 34 per- cent over. A December hunt in Iron County would conflict with Hurley's Red Light Rally and the opening of snow- mobile season. Keith Warnke, a spokesman for the DNR, said this morning "remains to be seen" if there will be a December hunt in Iron County. "We're still collecting data that we use to build population Warnke said this morning. "We'll know more in the next two weeks." He said he didn't have the infor- mation from Bacon in Iron County to work with this morning. DNR wildlife experts had wanted to have the four-day antlerless hunt statewide, but the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs and legislative leaders opposed it, con- tending it would cut into the early snowmobiling season in the north, while also harming trails groomed for snowmobiling before the hunt begins. "It was driven entirely by snow- mobiling Warnke said. Under the compromise approved by board members in a conference call, the four-day hunt would be held south of Highway 8. But north of 8, it would only be held in areas where the DNR decides the regular nine-day gun season in November won't adequate- ly reduce the deer population. The December hunt is to replace four-day T-Zone hunts in October that weren't popular with hunters. "The ball is in the Legislature's court Natural Resources Sec- retary Scott Hassett said. 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I have a beef and it's not a Connie's Beef.
I was born and raised in the village of Oak Park. I currently work in the village of Oak Park. I have a few questions for the village of Oak Park.
Why did you spend a ton of money looking for a village manager when you seemed to know who it was going to be all along? Why does Oak Park spend taxpayers' money so frivolously?
And my big question: Why in the heck aren't the taxpayers in Oak Park going ballistic about how the village spends their money?
My final question: Why does the village no longer hire from within? Years ago (many years ago) if you worked in Oak Park, you had a chance for advancement. That saves money.
Don't get me wrong, I love this community. My favorite memories are of leaves burning in the fall and sitting in the bleachers at OPRF football games. The people who live here are caring, genuine and smart. I no longer reside here, but my blood boils when I read some of the cockamamie ideas coming out of this town. Government supports and defends its people — it's not for itself.
Thanks for listening. It's been a slice.
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Posted: January 20th, 2013 9:48 PM
Actually what makes Rosemary's argument Null and void is the fact that the Village's portion of the tax levy has been decreasing over the years.... while the tax levy for the schools has gone up. The Village board has no control over that...
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Posted: January 20th, 2013 3:42 AM
Dear Kate, you are showing your age, young. You obviously are not old enough to remember how everyone burned their leaves. It was a fall tradition, if you raked em you burned em. I imagine if you were a young OP girl you might have gone to Connie's Beeef if you lived near there. Years ago it was located at Narragansitt and North. You are just to young. So I think that makes your comments to Rosemary null..
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Posted: January 18th, 2013 8:12 PM
Secondly, any long-time (or even short-time) resident knows that the best Italian beef is found at Johnnie's in Elmwood Park, and not Connie's. Based on the weakness of the two pilliars on which this article relies I declare the overall argument weak and the viewpoint null.
Kate from River Forest
Posted: January 18th, 2013 8:10 PM
I feel like the rhetoric of this article relies heavily on authenticating the argument with frequent references to the peculiarities of Oak Park. However, I take issue with two of these references. Primarily, the problem is that it is illegal to burn leaves in Oak Park/River Forest. Either this writer is not a resident, or this writer has been continually breaking our local ordinances.
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The location is peaceful and perfectly placed in the countrysaide but convenient for restaurants and stores of Lourmarin. The ground floor room (Luberon) has direct access from outside and a great vista to the hills across vines. The patrons are welcoming, helpful and kind and assisted me in printing my boarding pass with no problem.
Our stay in this place was very pleasant. The host was very friendly and even suggested us some nice places to see and to eat in. The breakfast was very, very good containing home-made cookies, delicious yoghurt and various kinds of comfiture. It is a great point to visit Provence, but you will need a car. I hope we will return soon in this beautiful place
Our stay should have been longer.
Clean, spacious ground floor ensuite room overlooking the pool and vineyards. Great views, tranquil stay. They kindly gave us this room on request as we were travelling with a lot of luggage. The friendly couple running the b&b spoke limited English, however it was enough for us.
Soundproofing can be an issue, since the room was on the ground floor and the door opens directly into the communal area where people have breakfast.
The platter with local ingredients and wine was great
Everything: hosts' attitude and kindness, tasty and fresh meals made from local produce, quietness of surroundings... Potentially perceived off-road location (very close to Aix and Luberon) only adds to the overall appeal.
Absolutely nothing
The beautiful surroundings and the atmosphere of Bastide St Victor were amazing, the room was well and stylishly furnished, the bed was comfortable and there was a great variety of food at breakfast. The owners were very nice and welcoming, the pool was great (a bit cold though), the WiFi just worked perfectly. No unpleasant surprises, we had a wonderful time here.
The walls are a bit thin and the doors are a bit noisy so if you want to go to sleep earlier then other guests then you might hear them come home later in the evening. But of course this is not something you couldn't live with.
Everything was excellent, family room, views, pool, breakfast, price. Definitely recommended.
Friendly welcoming, charming place, good breakfast
Well-though through design of the rooms and the common areas, lovely open air swimming pool, location in the countryside in the middle of vineyards, yet only 5 minutes drive to the 2 villages nearby, lovely owners, tasty breakfast. There is an option for a home cooked dinner several nights a week, and though we did not go for it, we saw everyone sitting together in the yard and having a great time. You can also buy locally made vine, olive oil and honey. 1 hour drive to/from the airport. We do not speak French, and the owners spoke limited English, but we felt welcome at all times nevertheless! Pet friendly.
with 2 nights only our stay felt too short! Car is a must - but since we had it it wasn't a issue.
Nice, tastefully done rooms. Great breakfast. Quiet area. Friendly owners.
Very nice place, breakfast was wonderful. We brought our own food for dinner (cheese. salami and bread) bought a bottle of wine from the vineyard and had a great dinner. It is hard to find the place at night so we preferred to have dinner dinner there instead of having to find our way at night.
This month was the second time in less than a year that we stayed at Bastide St Victor. We stumbled across it in our journey around Provence last year and stayed for 3 nights and had to come back for 5 nights this year.The couple who run this B&B are just brilliant. The husband has a chronic smile that is infectious! Even though they cannot speak English (though they did try!) and we couldn't speak French they made us feel so welcome with all the other guests who were French speaking. The location is stunning, peaceful with lovely walks. Very romantic! The B&B is spotless. The swimming pool is so inviting and the owners seemed delighted that we hung around all day to sunbathe and swim. They make all their own food for the breakfast - delicious jams and marmalades, yoghurts and croissants (prepare to put on a few lbs!). The fruit is picked from their trees outside and they invited us to help ourselves during the day! Everything about this place makes you feel comfortable and relaxed. The little extras such as access to a fridge meant that we could make our own lunch and we sat outside as we admired the stunning mountains in the distance. We really cannot recommend this gem enough. I have great admiration for the couple that run it. The B&B is just perfect but their personalities make it a very special place indeed.
The hotel is in a beautiful spot, and the pool area is very attractive. The building has been adapted thoughtfully, and our bedroom was roomy and the bed large and comfortable. Breakfast was a home made feast with delicious yoghurt, jam and selection of bread; fresh strawberries and cherries too as well as the normal cold meats, eggs and cheese. Mine host was helpful and charming.
The only criticism we might make was not of the hotel's making. The Mistral was blowing hard while we were there and so we did not use the pool and sitting outside would have been fairly unpleasant.
The couple that ran the place were tremendously nice and helpful and despite our lack of French they made sure we had everything we needed. The breakfast was a wonderful spread and we loved the homemade yogurt.
Everything was great.Great hosts and a wonderful breakfast. I'd come back again. Greg
Peaceful location, inviting hosts, wonderful breakfast, great space for sleeping and upstairs common area for late nite glass of wine. Our 15 yr. old son wished we had stayed longer but we had a mission to see as much of France as possible. Our hosts directed us to a fantastic Sunday market and to beautiful villages that were a must see, as well as a perfect lunch stop at a village on the road to NIce.
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