Category Archives: State of the Nation

While I am loath to talk politics, there will be times when I will want to rant, or perhaps more importantly, quote from a piece seen elsewhere that captures my thoughts far more precisely than I ever could.

Invest in Friends that Make You the Happiest (Discard the Rest)

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Those old, dead, white guys who founded our country some 250 years ago had it right, in my view, when they coined the phrase “the pursuit of happiness.” Turns out, happiness is perhaps the most subjective thing we can imagine … Continue reading →

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UNCOVERED! Russian Interference in Presidential Writing!

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Donald Trump was seen recently using a yellow No. 2 pencil aboard Air Force One. Since I happen to know the link between yellow pencils and the Russian Empire, I am calling for yet another special prosecutor to investigate this … Continue reading →

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The Great Estrangement

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

In my most recent post, I mentioned how “words matter.” I must amend that and add that tone matters. How we say what we say matters as much, or perhaps more as the words that are spoken or written. I … Continue reading →

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Oh, How I long for Johnny Carson

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

We wondered to what depths the left would stoop. And now we know. This then is the state of the stoop. If you or I were to do such a thing, we would have had the Secret Service on our … Continue reading →

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Kim Jong Un Must Be Wondering: “What if I Win?”

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

If I learned anything at Microsoft, and I learned a lot, it was this: For every good policy argument, there was typically a counter-argument that was at least worth acknowledging. In other words, for every great idea someone puts forth, … Continue reading →

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Chicken Little Speaks?

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Back again to the Blog. I have been beavering away teaching an online course this semester (it began in late January) and for anyone who thinks that teaching online is easier than face-to-face, I offer my complete disagreement. It is … Continue reading →

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Calendrical Musings

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

The New Year has me reflecting upon the calendar that most of the world uses, the Gregorian Calendar. I thought I would re-post this essay  from StratFor, that does a very good job of examining its history and perhaps an … Continue reading →

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Do what works: Theorize about it later

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

With the death of Fidel Castro we are presented with an interesting opportunity to compare and contrast two rather authoritarian leaders and the results they engendered in their home countries. I won’t go into Castro’s successes – there were none … Continue reading →

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Some Musings on a Decidedly UN-Presidential Election

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

My prediction: Trump wins the popular vote while Hillary wins the electoral college. And the popular vote will be split nearly evenly. Hillary, of course, will claim a non-existent “mandate,” while Trump contests the battleground state votes through legal means. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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The Key Word is “Affirm” – A Russonian Take on Ward v. Wilbanks

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

Julea Ward has become, sadly, a whipping girl for the American Counseling Association. And because it is so easy and intellectually unchallenging to do so, demeaning her publicly has become something of a cause célèbre for the faculty in many … Continue reading →

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