<div><p>Bess Truman famously said “if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” Well, even though I’m a dog person myself, cats might just hold the key to fixing our politics. Let me explain why.<br><br>If you’ve ever seen the show "My Cat From Hell" you know that cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy h

How Cats Can Help Fix Politics  -- No, Seriously

<div><p>Before this global COVID pandemic &amp; resulting economic suffocation, political philanthropy to fix &amp; reform our elections &amp; governmental institutions was already severely lacking but very much needed.<br><br>The entire democracy reform space consisting of 130+ organizations raises

The Post-COVID Need For Political Philanthropy

<div><p>An exciting new grassroots effort is underway in Jacksonville Florida to bring ranked choice voting to future municipal elections. Even though Florida is a plurality state at the state &amp; federal office levels, cities are left to decide for themselves how to handle local elections. </p><p

Is Ranked Choice Voting Coming to Jacksonville, Fla.?

<div><p>Regardless of whether you are a middle of the road independent like me, or a staunch conservative, or a liberal Democrat, something really important and timeless was said on Friday, January 20.</p><p>But not this past Friday.</p><p>On Friday, January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy state

Don't Widen The Partisan Divide, Bridge It!

<div><p>Years ago it used to be that car companies only cared about selling you a car, and once you were off the lot, they didn’t really give a hoot if you had a bad experience going to get your car serviced after the fact.</p><p>Then one day someone got the bright idea that if they start caring abo

Want Real Change? Stop Complaining and Do Something About It!

<div><p>Just about everyone these days seems to be either overcome with fear or anger in this election cycle, and for good reasons. It might not be pretty, but that's one of the major benefits of having elections every few years...it helps to air out our republic and allows for a re-examination of w

This Election, We Have Seen The Enemy -- And It is Us

<div><h3><strong>Flawed Logic</strong></h3><p>I would like to believe that if Spock from Star Trek learned of our two-party system and how it functions, the first words out of his mouth would be, “<em>how illogical.</em>” &nbsp;And if the good Dr. McCoy were to hear him say that, he would get angry 

What Independents Need to Do to Make Their Voices Heard in the 21st Century

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