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Jac VerSteegJune 8, 2015

One result of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s indictment is that Wheaton College has removed Hastert’s name from its J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics, Government, and Public Policy. In a news release the college, in Wheaton, Illinois, said: “In light of the charges and allegations that have emerged, the College has re-designated the […]

Daniel TilsonMarch 1, 2015

As a Florida man “of a certain age” with a wife and two daughters, I’m sick and tired of pandering politicians putting so many of our beloved women at risk every year during the state’s 60-day legislative session. I’m fed up with ambitious elected ideologues and wannabes talking tough about protecting individual liberty and personal […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 11, 2015

“We were once an aspirational society.” These words were spoken at the table during a national board of directors meeting of an organization upon which I serve. We were deep in a discussion about the value of education to society and what it means to our country’s future, and the themes of aspiration, ambition, desire […]

Tag: Government

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Dennis Hastert teaches a lot about economics, government and public policy

Daniel Tilson: Florida men can't let Legislature overpower women

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