by asikes1 | Dec 30, 2019 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow, Politics
We have lost confidence in ourselves as America. Our collective expression is no longer government; it is politics—often hard-edged. We are too often marginalized as a national expression by a collection of very well organized and clever single interest groups. Life...
by asikes1 | Nov 7, 2019 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow, Politics
Pardon my nausea. President Trump’s often egregious behavior is on trial, and the prosecutors are not winning. Conviction looks impossible absent the emergence of felonious conduct. And Trump’s Ad-makers are attempting to define his conduct, “tough guy” in “tough...
by asikes1 | Oct 24, 2019 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow, Politics
I grew up in Southeast Missouri on top of swamp land that was said to have been reclaimed. I spent some time in the swamp hunting ducks and casting for bass. The wildlife habitat was swamp that, despite the best efforts of engineers, persisted. And it came with...
by asikes1 | Sep 15, 2019 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow, Politics
Pardon my obsolete reference. I am asked from time to time (not often) about what was accomplished during the period I chaired the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Always I talk about encouraging and facilitating the transition from analog to digital...
by asikes1 | Sep 2, 2019 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow, Politics
John McCain died on August 25th, 2018. The anniversary of his death resulted in many news outlets reviewing his career. Some lamented the passing of a United States Senator who was able to work across the aisle. I knew the Senator. He was on the Senate oversight...
by asikes1 | Aug 22, 2019 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow, Politics
As I write people are boarding a flight from Bozeman, Montana to Salt Lake City, Utah. They are doing what people do: blocking out the discomfort of flying–looking straight ahead. My guess is that same attitude applies to today’s presidential politics. The...
