Brad Rourke

Tag: public comments

  • My PJTV Segment: Chinese Skype May Spy On Users

    Friends, I was on yesterday’s “The Whip” segment of PJTV, which is a segment where they invite their guests to talk about what the “mainstream media” is not covering, is missing, or is just not paying enough attention to. While PJTV is a subscription-based service, this link ought to take you to my segment for…

  • I'm On TV

    In case you are interested, I’ve got two TV-on-the-Internet segments coming up that you can check out. Not a big deal, just wanted you to know. First of all, I am scheduled to be a guest on Pajamas TV (the new Internet video venture of Pajamas Media, where I publish commentary occasionally and where my…

  • The Financial Crisis: Rocks And Water?

    This article by me first appeared in Pajamas Media. There is a parable I learned long ago from the continuous improvement management philosophy. It’s called “rocks and water.” Imagine you want to row your boat along a full, gently flowing river. No sweat. Imagine the water level drops significantly, exposing the jagged rocks along the…

  • Main Street: Already Lost

    I am not sure who is going to win this year’s presidential election campaign, but I already know who the loser will be. It’s the same sap who’s come out on the short end for the last two decades and more: the person on Main Street. Wait, you say. Hasn’t this election begun to turn…

  • Coping With The Cost Of Health Care

    I wanted to share a project that I have been working on with my friends at the Kettering Foundation and the National Issues Forums. I’m quite excited about it. It’s a new issue book I’ve written called Coping With the Cost of Health Care: How Do We Pay for What We Need? The “issue brief”…

  • Google Me.

    This article by me first appeared in Pajamas Media. Senator John McCain’s campaign has “abruptly canceled” a fundraiser that had been set to take place at the home of a Texas oilman. The host, Clayton Williams, had run for governor against Ann Richards back in 1990 and, during the campaign, unfortunately at one point compared…

  • What I Would Say To Eliot

    This article by me first appeared in Pajamas Media. I wonder what I would say to Eliot Spitzer if he were my neighbor. Watching his wife, Silda Wall Spitzer, in that first hastily-called press conference, I thought to myself, That’s a deep wound he’s left. Eliot Spitzer apparently took extraordinary actions to get what he…

  • Paying For Health Care In America

    I wanted to share a project that I have been working on with my friends at the Kettering Foundation and the National Issues Forums. I’m quite excited about it. It’s a new issue book called Paying For Health Care in America: How Can We Make It More Affordable? I’ve finished the “issue brief” and am…

  • Change, The Real Thing

    There is another race that Senator Barack Obama has won hands-down. He’s the only one with a decent logo. The Obama campaign has developed a contained, clear graphic that conveys just about everything most folks feel they need to know. People know Obama’s got good design on his side, too. Next time there’s news of…