The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship is off to a promising start.
Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Auld Lang Syne: The Ultimate Version
A tradition on this blog: Dougie MacLean shows how to sing "Auld Lang Syne."
Start singing it now and you'll be ready for tonight.
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Cutting In Line
Think of how many news stories you have seen on the plight of illegal immigrants that even mention individuals who are trying to enter the United States through the legal process.
How many stories was it? Ten? Twenty?
Zero?
One of the common societal rules is against cutting in line and yet the injustice of those who cut the line in immigration is routinely ignored by reporters and many politicians.
Another troubling fact is that it is clear that the administration is not seriously enforcing our immigration laws. That enforcement failure violates the current law by creating a de facto amendment; an amendment that was never debated and voted upon in Congress. That is hugely undemocratic, but how often is the circumvention mentioned in the news media?
One can have enormous empathy for most of those people who want to enter the United States without wanting to favor line-jumping or bypassing the democratic process.
There are solid reasons for our immigration laws. That's why they should be enforced. And we should favor those who are seeking to comply with the legal process.
Go Local
Monumental change... [can be achieved] by starting in our communities and recognizing the latent power of collective action not just to protest, but to build the foundations of a reimagined America.
- Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett