Terry Newell is currently director of his own firm, Leadership for a Responsible Society. His work focuses on values-based leadership, ethics, and decision making. A former Air Force officer, Terry also previously served as Director of the Horace Mann Learning Center, the training arm of the U.S. Department of Education, and as Dean of Faculty at the Federal Executive Institute. Terry is co-editor and author of The Trusted Leader: Building the Relationships That Make Government Work (CQ Press, 2011). He also wrote Statesmanship, Character and Leadership in America (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and To Serve with Honor: Doing the Right Thing in Government (Loftlands Press 2015).
We regulate commercial firms, but there is a large “hate industry” in America that operates under free speech protections with too few controls.
Ethical and morally courageous, Marie Ragghianti held corrupt government officials accountable and changed the law as well.
Is government failing us so much - or are we expecting more than our government was designed to do?
Both liberals and conservatives want to stock federal and state courts with partisan judges. This contradicts the desire of the Constitution’s framers and is dangerous to republican government.
Amidst the overbearing presence of COVID and a snow-induced power outage, just having an ordinary day seems glorious.
Fighting for a moral principle, in defense of the Constitution, takes great courage when so many disparage you and are comfortable with injustice.
Americans tell pollsters that the nation is on “the wrong track,” but that view can trap us into ways of thinking that make “right track” progress so much harder.
The trial verdict on Kyle Rittenhouse is in, but our deliberation on how we think about this case is still needed.
If you’re fortunate, the person you marry turns out to be far more surprising and interesting than you expected.
When we “cancel” the freedom to speak, we damage the learning, debate and persuasion essential to a free society.
The poor and nearly-poor must organize to vote in greater numbers. Without doing so, they will continue to be ignored.
Without morality in the people, the Constitution cannot work.
Faced with facts that contradict what we think, we often resist changing our minds.
The courage to disagree, based on moral principles, with the prevailing and strongly held views of others is a test of character.
Accepting imperfection in our selves and others can be a gift.
We’re genetically primed to pay attention to “Breaking News” - what’s prominent or unusual, but that can block careful thought.
The Constitutional and historical barrier separating the military from partisan politics is weakening. Strengthening it is essential for preserving our democracy.
Eleanor Roosevelt held no official government position yet used the force of her character and values to force the nation to face its promised commitment to racial equality.
The nullification of federal laws is a dangerous tool which threatens our national union.
I underline certain passages in books as I read. Some are appalled by this desecration, but hear me out!
