November 24, 2015
10 Rules for Press Secretaries
I gave a lecture to E.J. Dionne’s class at Georgetown about the role of press secretary and I shared with the group my ten rules (or guidelines) to being effective at that job when you work on the Hill. He...
November 19, 2015
The New Normal
Yesterday, I gave a few remarks to some political insiders about how we are facing a new normal in our politics. I thought I would share those remarks with you, or at least as I remember them. You can’t talk...
November 18, 2015
They Do Have to Live Like Refugees
It was Tom Petty who sang, “You see you don’t have to live like a refugee (don’t have to live like a refugee).” Unfortunately, for millions of people who live across the globe, they do have to live like a...
November 17, 2015
We Need a Leader, Not a Law Professor, In the White House
I’m not an Obama hater. He was born in America. He is not a Muslim. I would enjoy playing pick-up basketball with him. I would be happy to drink some beers with him. He has a nice family. I’m not...
November 16, 2015
We Need More Than Bombs and Bombast to Beat ISIS
(This originally appeared in The Hill) The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been on a roll lately. And it will take more than bombs and bombast to beat them. It will take a smart strategy with America...
November 13, 2015
America’s Existential Crisis
I wasn’t smart enough to major in Philosophy when I was in college. I was never patient enough to wade through Hegal or willing to take the vow of poverty that seemed to be what waited for me at the...