Tag: principles

Politics Without Principle Will Devolve Into Chaos

Commentary George Santos, a newly elected congressman from Long Island, New York, has been caught in a string of embarrassing lies about his background. He claimed to have received a degree from Baruch College in 2010; he didn’t. He claimed to have worked for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup; he didn’t. He claimed to own multiple…


Teaching Children Habits and Principles

Several months ago, I was walking with my three young children in Manhattan when a well-dressed man stopped and, in a brief conversation, entreated me to enjoy them. His son—a teenager—was out of control, it seems, on social media and in life. This encounter renewed my resolve to understand better what I can do as…


America in Crisis

News analysis The good news is that price hikes have pulled back a bit even if real-time aggregates are still running up 10 percent year-over-year. That’s better than it was two months ago, with food, transportation, and household durables rising at slightly slower rates. Utilities and education are up, however, so the bad news is…


The Seeds of Liberty | Constitution Alive

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. Before diving into the Constitution, take a step back to examine the document that set forth the principles applied within it – the Declaration of Independence. Along the way, learn why it’s important to study the two documents side by side while keeping…


3 Key Principles of Employee Management

By Brenda Neckvatal In my career as a human resources professional, business integrator and leader, I’ve helped companies work to reverse the consequences of myriad bad decisions with regard to employees. It is my experience that most such mistakes were the result of poor planning, an underestimation of an employees’ response(s), a lack of understanding…


Howard Zinn’s Assault on Historians and American Principles

Commentary Recently, Michael Barone heralded a bipartisan refutation of the New York Times’s 1619 Project. As part of “an ongoing battle for control of the central narrative of American history,” Barone noted, the August 2019 Times magazine supplement had made the case for redefining the founding of the United States from 1776 to 1619, when,…


5 Foundational Principles of Early Entrepreneurial Success

By Chris D. Bentley There are likely few rational souls who truly think that entrepreneurship is easy, but even those who’ve given the matter dimensional thought might not have fully accounted for just how challenging it can be. Particularly as a starter or a mid-experienced business owner, you have legion responsibilities; everything seems to need…