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With Two Weeks Until Election Day, Republicans And Democrats Lack A Plan

10/22/2014 Published on Forbes.com
In less than two weeks time, Americans will head to the polls and decide the hotly contested battle for the Senate. Current polling shows that it’s increasingly looking like the Republicans will control both chambers for the next two years.…

Republicans And Democrats Should Be Vying For The Senior Vote

10/21/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Every election season in recent political history has brought about its fair share of surprises. 2014 is no exception. Earlier this year, we saw House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lose to Tea Party backed challenger Dave Brat. In the Kansas…

It’s Time For President Obama To Begin Legacy Shopping On Trade Issues

10/08/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Without question, President Obama’s second term will ultimately be defined on how he rallies the American people to protect our national security interests, both here at home and overseas. The rise of ISIS and other crises in the Middle East,…

Treating Cancer No Matter The Cost

10/07/2014 Published on Forbes.com
We’ve all been affected by cancer. Whether we’ve had it ourselves or know someone who had it or is battling it currently, cancer has touched our lives in profound ways. According to the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, nearly…

Rebels Test The Strength Of Ukrainian Ceasefire

10/02/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It seemed like it was too good to be true from the start. Just a few weeks ago, during talks in Belarus, the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire and a buffer zone. The…

Protecting Medicare Part D From Government Intervention

09/24/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It’s no secret that President Obama’s healthcare law continues to struggle despite the administration touting eight million sign-ups and 13 million people getting coverage during the first enrollment season. The administration is still struggling to get millennials to sign-up –…

President Obama Lays Out His Strategy To Destroy ISIS On Eve Of 9/11

09/11/2014 Published on Forbes.com
While President Obama weathered a storm of criticism for expressing just six days ago that the US “doesn’t have a strategy”, on the eve of the 13th anniversary of 9/11 he told Americans not only what our clear objective was…

What We Need To Hear From President Obama On His ISIS Strategy Tomorrow Night

09/09/2014 Published on Forbes.com
We’ve been hungering for consensus in America and we’ve got it: 91% of Americans see ISIS as a threat to the vital interests of the United States, according to a new Washington Post poll. 71% of respondents support airstrikes in…

Healthcare Reform and Overpaying for Care

09/05/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Americans have long known that our healthcare system is rigged against the consumer. The horror stories of people living in debt for the rest of their lives because of an accident or illness have become so commonplace that many have…

Peace Talks Are In The Air At The NATO Summit, But Will Things Ever Change?

09/04/2014 Published on Forbes.com
The NATO summit in Wales has begun and crisis in Ukraine is the main topic of conversation. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he is seeking a “bilateral cease-fire” between Ukraine’s army and the pro-Russian separtists who have taken…