The Quality of Leadership

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Saturday April 24, 2010 · 7:27 PM PDT

2010/04/24 · 19:27

Ever since the system of representative government (a.k.a. “democracy”) became the government system of choice in most the Western World, we have come to assume that it is “a government for the people by the people,” as was eloquently expressed by Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address.

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Monday April 05, 2010 · 6:06 PM PDT

2010/04/05 · 18:06

The eternal story of scaring people into embracing one's views was seen aasgain while the government struggled to pass a healthcare bill that at worst is a meager improvement over what exists now, and at best would mark a landmark moment in social reform.

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Monday March 22, 2010 · 6:15 PM PDT

2010/03/22 · 18:15

In varied problems that afflict Americans today, the basic facts are beyond dispute. Between 1980 and 2000, for example, obesity rates doubled among adults. About 60 million adults, or 30% of the adult population, are now obese. Similarly, since 1980, the number of overweight children has doubled; among adolescents, the rate has tripled. Thus, the exposure to the health risks of obesity has increased for the past thirty years. Even a cursory investigation uncovers dire consequences of these trends, the upshot of which is that the current generation is likely to experience a drop in life expectancy, not to mention any more general fulfillment of 'the pursuit of happiness,' that is the purported birthright of Americans.

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