by John P. Reisman | Oct 2, 2013 | Politics
The 14th Amendment and Emergency Powers Act, specifically the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) enacted October 28, 1977, is a United States federal law authorizing the President to regulate commerce after declaring a national emergency in...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 2, 2013 | Healthcare, Healthcare Politics, Healthcare Security
John Boehner, the Republicans, and the Tea Party have succeeded in shutting down the government. Just think, they have succeeded in putting hundreds of thousands of people out of work in their effort to eliminate healthcare benefits for millions of Americans....
by John P. Reisman | Sep 12, 2013 | Political Sophistry, Politics
Word banning. Let’s hope it does not become a trend. Banning words to control the message steps beyond the protections from ‘hate speech’, threats, and ad hominem attacks (to the person). It lies in a category that is obtuse enough that those...
by John P. Reisman | May 18, 2013 | Security
The importance of Crisis Communications Done Right When things go wrong, politicians and people tend to duck and cover. But that does not lead us to the progress we need; and that is not inline with the honor and humility we should expect from our leadership, or even...
by John P. Reisman | Nov 15, 2012 | Economy
The fiscal cliff is a term that describes the retirement of the Bush tax cuts and forced spending cuts baked into the budgeting agenda for the government. To deal with it properly we need to do several things. First, set aside our personal bias and second, set aside...
by John P. Reisman | Nov 5, 2012 | Politics
Media wars and political theater News: Rupert Murdoch Tweets message: “Now Christie, while thanking O, must re- declare for Romney, or take blame for four dire years.” – Editorial: Rupert Murdoch in the spirit of media oligarchs such as Silvio Berlusconi...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 29, 2012 | Election
Which one is less worse? Who would be the more conservative president? Who would be the less worse choice for president? “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” as Shakespeare once said. Using the tenets and platform of the Centrist Party let...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 29, 2012 | Economic Security, Economy
Is trickle-down really trickle-out? Trickle-down economics has been lauded as a good way to run the economy for decades by Republican party leaders. Libertarians, and various executives that have spoken on the issue as well. Is it good for the economy? Looking at...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 29, 2012 | Economic Security, Economy
If we plan our obsolescence, obsolescence we shall achive. Planned obsolescence is the purposeful planning of limiting the useful life of a product or design. The purpose is to stimulate and perpetuate product consumption. This has short term benefits for companies in...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 9, 2012 | Election
Be safe. Be smart. Editorial: How intelligent are people who vote? Or how intelligent should people be to vote? Or maybe that’s not the issue? Maybe the issue is how smart are people being about their vote? Well, what kind of intelligence are we talking about?...
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