1. Determining Progress in America

Recent US Supreme Court rulings raised the complex issues of determining when remedial actions of the past need be reevaluated in terms of current status in today’s world. Mixed evaluation about the decisions, open mind about the over-riding message.

2. NSA, and other Invasions of Privacy

It’s not so much about Snowden, it’s about the level of government intrusion in our lives, particularly when we citizens are unaware of it. Media focus is now on the actor, and we must redirect that so we not lose sight of the damaging intrusion on our privacy, balancing security and privacy, and necessary transparency. Congress and the President must act now.

3. A New Mayor for NYC

The Bloomberg Administration has brought a vision to NYC, in caring for our individual and collective health, in urban planning, in expansion of tourism, in creating NYC as a new media and hi-tech capital, and yes, in bicycling. We must hear more from the current candidates on their larger visions.

4. Time for Our Elected Officials to Shape Up

How can you not be disgusted with the apparent way in which too many elected officials hold their offices, as places of pure politics, and elitism, with their own self-serving rules of conduct. It’s time for that to end. Politics must again be a worthy profession of service for all.

5. The “China Dream” for the 21st Century

At a recent confab of 2,000 in NYC for promoting Hong Kong, the “China Dream” was raised by the speaker as the replacement for the “American Dream” in the 21st C. It was a wake-up call. America must ask, “What are we doing?” We must renew and expand our competitive edge in the world before it’s too late.

6. A New Star on America’s Horizon

Eric Garcetti was just inaugurated as the new Mayor of LA. I met him twice, and clearly he’s bright new star on America’s horizon. Watch him, he’s future Presidential potential.