It’s time to declare our independence…again
By Jim Whitt This was originally published in 2012 but the message needs to be repeated until we “get it.” I had to update paragraph
July 4, 2016
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The California Political Review featured another of my editorials this week. Read it if you dare at http://tinyurl.com/ajue5la but remember – I am a professional
November 22, 2012
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What a Dog Taught Me about Fear and Faith
By Jim Whitt As a young salesman with the Ralston Purina Company I pulled into a drive leading to a farmhouse in the Oklahoma panhandle.
June 21, 2012
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Billy Preston to Bono: Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
By Jim Whitt In his speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Food Security and Global Agriculture symposium Bono, front man for the band
May 31, 2012
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An open letter to the President: You’re right, we’re lazy
Dear Mr. President: I am in complete agreement with the statement you made at the recent APEC conference in Honolulu: “We’ve been a little bit
November 16, 2011
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A 12 Step Program for Government Spending
By Jim Whitt If you had any doubt that our economy is joined at the hip with the global economy it was shattered by how
November 1, 2011
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What will the world look like in 30 years?
By Jim Whitt While speaking at a meeting in Australia I shared the platform with Steve Tighe, a future strategist. This was in the fall
August 8, 2011
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Call Me Crazy but I Have an Idea to Solve the Debt Problem
By Jim Whitt A few years ago I had the privilege of sharing the platform at a speaker showcase with comedian Tom Ryan. Tom can
July 27, 2011
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How We Can Create Millions of Jobs and Pump Billions of Dollars into the Economy
By Jim Whitt There are over 600 million passenger cars in the world not to mention a few million planes, trains, buses and trucks. 99%
June 1, 2011
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Do You Have Organizational Sclerosis?
By Jim Whitt A friend of mine who was attending the South by Southwest festival in Austin emailed this summary of one of the sessions
March 23, 2011
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The Cold Light of Day
By Jim Whitt Three years ago Nouriel Roubini played the role of a modern-day John the Baptist — a voice crying in the economic wilderness.
June 1, 2010
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The Hand That Feeds You
By Jim Whitt In The Treasure of Sierra Madre, Humphrey Bogart plays the role of Fred C. Dobbs, a down-on-his-luck American in Mexico during the
April 21, 2010
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Road Signs For Success
By Gerald Daniels An article in our local newspaper this past week carried this headline: Sales of Big-Ticket Items Soar. When businesses and consumers purchase
September 3, 2009
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Road Signs For Success
By Jim Whitt I spotted him as I pulled through the entrance of the gated community where we live. He was appropriately dressed for a
February 25, 2009
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Road Signs For Success
By Jim Whitt Watching, reading or listening to the news lately reminds me of the wild-eyed, pseudo-prophets who stand on street corners with signs that
January 21, 2009
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