Today, I had the honor of being featured in The Fordham Institute’s Flypaper Blog commenting on the recent Virginia Governor’s race and what it means for the future of education policy. I ...
Today’s song reference has the happy bonus of also being a movie reference – Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the Line” (and the parallel movie depicting Cash’s life, Walk the Line, featuri...
Because I’ve been binge-watching both the 2020 Olympic Games and the new Apple TV series Schmigadoon, I’ve got gold medals and show tunes on my mind. In particular today, I’m thinking about on...
Every once in a while circumstances are so unique they demand reference to a Katy Perry song… You’re hot then you’re cold You’re yes then you’re no You’re in then you’re out You’re up ...
We are heading into the 4th of July weekend. The pinnacle of summer and the beloved celebration of our country and what it stands for. So today’s song choice is obvious – The Boss and Born in the ...
I’m a huge Queen fan. And with the Olympics coming up, “We Are the Champions” seems a fitting song choice for our theme this week. I’ve always thought of Americans as champions. We’re the be...
Those who know me know I love all things baseball. Last night I got to do one of my favorite things – which is watch my Washington Nationals play my husband’s Chicago Cubs at the grand cathedral o...
This week’s movie reference is the 1976 Academy Award nominated film “All the President’s Men” based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, two journalists who investigated the Waterg...
So by now you have probably figured out that I love to quote old movies, songs and cliches… Last time I talked about the famous movie scene where Jack Nicholson yells “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH...
One of my favorite movie quotes is from the famous scene in A Few Good Men when Jack Nicholson, as the tough Marine Colonel Nathan Jessup, and Tom Cruise, the hot shot Navy prosecuting attorney, have ...
You’ve heard the saying “You are what you eat.” And generally that seems to make sense. If you consistently indulge in McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts, that will eventually have some health conseque...
I talked last time about my frustration with what passes as “news” these days and how we no longer seem to get the full story, regardless of where we turn. It begs the question: Why do we watch th...
I generally use this space to explore my fascination with communication – what makes it work or not work. What persuades some people to buy a product or support an issue while others are not convinc...
Constant communication is at the core of who we are as beings. Every one of the hundreds of decisions we make (and don’t make) each day communicate about us to others. At the same time, as we na...
I believe with every fiber of my being that communication is literally everything. Every minute of every day, we as humans are communicating. By the things we do, the things we don’t do, the thing...
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about our country and the state we find it in. I think a lot of us have. I don’t like what I see. It’s unsettling. And as someone who has spent my life in pol...
Imagine this: You and I are in a crowded but sturdy boat on the open ocean. The boat is our country. We are sailing in the direction of our future. Our success in getting safely to our future de...