It is often said that there are always two sides to an issue. While this is frequently true, in many
Category: Communication
The Whole Truth
The headline for a recent article on CNBC.com declares, “The 7 most affordable U.S. states to retire—and none of them
A Century of the Wrong Framework
For more than a century, discussions of government policy have followed the wrong framework. The resulting policies have not solved
The Progressive Framework is Anti-individual
The Progressive framework subordinates the individual—every individual—to the group. That framework is anti-individual and demands that the individual sacrifice his
Framing Public Policy Issues: Method
Effectively framing public policy issues begins by identifying the proper standard of value. However, selecting the proper goal is only
Framing Public Policy Issues: Values
Far too often, those who support the free market adopt the wrong framework for their arguments. Indeed, in many instances
Abusing Statistics
Mark Twain popularized the phrase “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” The essential meaning of the phrase is that statistics can
The Coercive “Solution”
Other people do not always act the way that we would prefer. Rational people accept that fact and resort to