Michael Golden
Michael Golden
Michael is the author of "Unlock Congress" and he serves as a Senior Fellow at the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy. His commentary has been featured in several nationally renowned newspapers and media outlets.
Articles by Michael
Presidential Town Halls Miss The Most Important Question And Answer
Presidential Town Halls Miss The Most Important Question And Answer
On Monday, five live CNN presidential town halls aired back-to-back. Dozens and dozens of ideas. Oh, and the imperative of who can WIN. Chris Cuomo jumped on that in the very first hour with Senator Amy Klobuchar. Someone mentions Trump. Cuomo's suave transition: “Well, that’s a good segue. Because, the policy ideas are only as good as your ability to put the into practice by winning the election.” Right. Winning the election. That’ll do it. If you just win the White House - oh, and also the ...
23 Apr, 2019
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3 min read
The Second American Revolution: 5-Minute Boot Camp For Unrigging Our Government
The Second American Revolution: 5-Minute Boot Camp For Unrigging Our Government
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. And once we put it all together, it’ll be news you can use — an easy way to join the Second American Revolution, now in progress. First, the bad news: You are being violated by your own government. Hustled and conned. We all are. Our voices and our votes. Our tax dollars, too. On a piece of parchment that birthed this country, our founders emphasized that lawmakers would derive “their just Powers from the consent of the governed.” That’s us. But those...
26 Mar, 2019
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19 min read