A Note From the Chairman Emeritus
When George H.W. Bush took office as President in 1989, he inherited a country that stood atop the world stage. Economically, the nation was prosperous. Globally, the fall of the Berlin Wall was less than a year away. Times were good.
Service and Sacrifice: What We Honor on Memorial Day
As we approach Memorial Day, we remind ourselves that there are times when duty will require sacrifice.
Through the Probability of a successful nuclear-terror attack may be low, such an operation is possible and would fulfill Al Qaeda’s goal of a “spectacular” attack.
Two decades after he first spoke to the Nation about people giving something back to their communities, the former President comments on the continuing importance of volunteerism in America.
National Service for the 21st Century
National Chief Executive Congressman from Connecticut, the presumptive Republican nominee for President not only exemplifies public service, but has a long record of encouraging it in others.
John McCain and National Service
According to his Congressman from Connecticut, the presumptive Republican nominee for President not only exemplifies public service, but has a long record of encouraging it in others.
No other federal agency has better intentions than Americorps. Unfortunately its good intentions have come with a high cost and produced some questionable results.
The Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives was established with much fanfare in 2001. Seven years later is it achieving its mission.
How a Draft would Harm our Military
Warfare has become so complex and demanding that just two years of short service is not enough to make a competent soldier.
… one of the best things about john McCain is his disdain for political orthodoxy.
Eisenhower was a shrewd strategist who knew that U.S. success in the Cold War required a careful calibration of ends and means that preserved a winning asset- the formidable power of the American economy.
Ripon Profile of Michael Steele
As the party of Lincoln stood with those whose hands and feet were shackled over a century ago, today we must stand with those who are shackled by a poor education, the corrosive effects of addiction and the hopelessness of lost opportunity at the hands of an opportunistic government.
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