The Bottom Line

by Dennis Peacocke March 2009 George Bush’s presidency was defined by the events of September 11, 2001. He seized upon this event and the issue of terrorism to create eight years of focus on policies set to “take democracy to the Middle East” and protect domestic America from terrorist attacks. Out of these commitments came…

by Dennis Peacocke February 2009 The economy continues to spiral downward, as both our citizens and the nations of the world await economic remedies that have a strong chance of success. As the government unfolds its “solutions,” the crisis described as the “perfect economic storm” will neither simply go away, nor will it transcend the…

A Magna Carta for Government Bail Outs By Dennis Peacocke | January 2009 In times of stress and crisis, people, organizations, and governments need a very clear set of rules or principles for measuring decisions. For governments, their constitutions ultimately serve this purpose. Binding rules or limits help us stay out of crises, limit the negative…