AUTHOR

Bill Frenzel

  • A Note From the Chairman Emeritus

    When it comes to the media’s reporting of political conventions, a favorite storyline has emerged in recent years. It goes something like this:

  • A Note From the Chairman Emeritus

    Twenty five years ago this spring, the Reagan Education Department released “A Nation at Risk,” a landmark study that found that America’s educational system was failing our students and, in the process, putting our future in jeopardy.

  • A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

    Branding is one of the hottest buzzwords in advertising circles. It’s catching on in political circles, as well. It’s easy to understand why.

  • A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

    States have been called the laboratories of our democracy. They’re places where policy experiments are carried out. If the experiment is successful, the lessons are often applied nationwide.

  • A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

    The issue is global trade. Over the past eight months, it has become increasingly obvious that trade has become less and less of a priority on Capitol Hill. Trade agreements reached with other countries have not been voted on, and the President’s Trade Promotion Authority has not been renewed.

  • A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

    Two hundred and twenty years ago this summer, fifty five delegates from America’s thirteen states locked themselves in a room in Philadelphia to hammer out a new Constitution for our Nation.

  • A Note From the Chairman Emeritus

    When it comes to Iraq, one increasingly gets the sense that the endgame is near.

  • A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

    “The war on terror.” “It’s the economy stupid.” “Read my lips – no new taxes.”

  • A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

    Question: What do Republicans and fiscal conservatives have in common? Answer: Absolutely nothing.

  • A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

    Some are saying that the Republican Party is out of ideas. And we know that, at times, the party in power is tempted to eschew good ideas for the sake of remaining in power.

  • A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

    Amidst all the despair and uncertainty that gripped the nation following September 11, 2001, there remained a feeling of resolve: resolve to fight terrorism; resolve to defend freedom; resolve to put the tragedy behind us and continue down the more than 200-year old path of democracy.

  • A Note from the Chairman

    From the moment the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, Americans have known that we were in a different kind of war. But in at least one respect, the war we are fighting today bears some resemblance to wars we have fought in the past.

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