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Personal LeadershipInsights into the Self

LXXXXI. Can Americans Be Fooled?

The norms of democracy appear to be under a concerted and purposeful attack

Daniel Parker
Aug 10, 2025
LXXXXI. Can Americans Be Fooled?

LXXXX. Mamdani the American Candidate

The party and corporate structures don't know what to do with him, and that might be a good thing.

Daniel Parker
Aug 3, 2025
LXXXX. Mamdani the American Candidate

LXXXII. The Tyranny of Distant Decisonmaking

How America’s “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” Mentality Fuels Systemic Failure

Daniel Parker
Jun 8, 2025
LXXXII. The Tyranny of Distant Decisonmaking

LXXXI. Rediscovering the American Spirit

What exactly is it?

Daniel Parker
Jun 1, 2025
LXXXI. Rediscovering the American Spirit

LXXVIII. A Duty to Dissent

Truth be told, there's not much required to be a public citizen, both a feature and a weakness.

Daniel Parker
May 11, 2025
LXXVIII. A Duty to Dissent

LXXVII. Do We Really Need to Be Told?

There's a reason we grow up with both idioms and idiots.

Daniel Parker
May 4, 2025
LXXVII. Do We Really Need to Be Told?

LXXIV. Voices, Votes, or Violence: The Three Features of Democracy

The First Two Are A Must. The Third Is A Choice

Daniel Parker
Apr 13, 2025
LXXIV. Voices, Votes, or Violence: The Three Features of Democracy

LXXI. Dying to Be Remembered

The Shadow of Mortality Shapes Our Decisions Much More Than We Think

Daniel Parker
Mar 23, 2025
LXXI. Dying to Be Remembered

LXVII. The Pigs Are Flying

When Job Cuts Make America Great Again, and Everything Else That Matters in an Alternative Reality!

Daniel Parker
Feb 23, 2025
LXVII. The Pigs Are Flying

LXVI. The Gospel of Trump

The Cheapening of the Soul in the Age of Profit

Daniel Parker
Feb 16, 2025
LXVI. The Gospel of Trump

LXV. MAGA is FART

Frequently Abandoning Rational Thinking

Daniel Parker
Feb 9, 2025
LXV. MAGA is FART

LXIV. Your Wallet, Your Weapon

How Consumer Choices Can Challenge Power and Drive Change

Daniel Parker
Feb 2, 2025
LXIV. Your Wallet, Your Weapon

LXIII. You Have the Power

Be patient, but don't be complacent.

Daniel Parker
Jan 26, 2025
LXIII. You Have the Power

LXII. The Social Contract We Need

But Not the One We'll Get, Without A Push

Daniel Parker
Jan 19, 2025
LXII. The Social Contract We Need

LXI. The Bro Code Comes to Power

The Great American Embarrassment Begins

Daniel Parker
Jan 12, 2025
LXI. The Bro Code Comes to Power

LIX. The History of American Resolve

2025 Will Be a Year We Need It

Daniel Parker
Dec 29, 2024
LIX. The History of American Resolve

LV. Revenge of the Schoolyard Bully

The Bully Bros Are Coming

Daniel Parker
Dec 1, 2024
LV. Revenge of the Schoolyard Bully

LIV. America's Coming Authoritarian Test

We're not in Kansas anymore.

Daniel Parker
Nov 24, 2024
LIV. America's Coming Authoritarian Test

LI. The Presidential Election 2024

Here Comes the Boom!

Daniel Parker
Nov 3, 2024
LI. The Presidential Election 2024

L. Big Issue Number 50

America at a Crossroads: The 2024 Election and the Threat of Trumpism

Daniel Parker
Oct 27, 2024
L. Big Issue Number 50

XXXXVIII. Reel Democracy: Cinema's Lessons in Civics

Some Movies Are More Than Entertainment

Daniel Parker
Oct 13, 2024
XXXXVIII. Reel Democracy: Cinema's Lessons in Civics

XXXXIII. From Page to Power: Reading for Leadership

Your Weekly Dose of Civics Without the Sh*t

Daniel Parker
Sep 8, 2024
XXXXIII. From Page to Power: Reading for Leadership

XXXXII. Good Government Doesn't Have an Easy Button

A Weekly Dose of Civics Without the Sh*t

Daniel Parker
Sep 1, 2024
XXXXII. Good Government Doesn't Have an Easy Button

XXXXI. Diversity: American as Apple Pie With Cheese

A Weekly Dose of Civics Without the Sh*t

Daniel Parker
Aug 25, 2024
XXXXI. Diversity: American as Apple Pie With Cheese

XXXVIII. On The Road to Better Things?

Your Weekly Dose of Civics Without the Sh*t

Daniel Parker
Aug 4, 2024
XXXVIII. On The Road to Better Things?
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