Time to Officially Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
Dec 06, 2017
When I came into office, I promised to look at the world's challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed …
Vigilance and Resolve Will Be Our Lodestar
Feb 07, 2018
Well, thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, for your kind words, for your leadership, for your friendship, and the warm hospitality that you’ve shown me and my wife. It’s an honor …
Open Borders or Laws: It’s One or the Other
Jun 20, 2018
Thank you, Tom for that kind introduction; thank you for your eight years of service to the Department of Justice, and congratulations on your appointment as United States Attorney. Thank …
China’s Threat to the Economic and National Security of the United States
Jul 15, 2020
Good morning. I realize it’s challenging, particularly under the current circumstances, to put on an event like this, so I’m grateful to the Hudson Institute for hosting us today. The …
A hot take, four years old
Jul 22, 2020
Four years ago this week, I stood in a security line for an hour waiting to get out of the Quicken Loans Arena, after watching Donald Trump’s speech in acceptance …
We’re going to have to be more like John
Aug 05, 2020
James wrote to the believers, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces …
A Union of Vitality in a World of Fragility
Sep 16, 2020
Dear President, Honourable Members, One of the most courageous minds of our times, Andrei Sakharov – a man so admired by this House – always spoke of his unshakeable belief in …
Corporate speechwriting, then and now
Feb 26, 2021
By the time he wrote his novel, Chronicles of Doodah, George Lee Walker was one disillusioned speechwriter. Having worked for Michigan Governors George Romney and William Milliken, President Gerald Ford, Ford …
Fear and loathing in leadership communication
May 05, 2021
As the pandemic lifts and life slouches backwards toward normal, we’re hearing more, not fewer, reports of real distress among the communication colleagues we serve. Communicators routinely breaking down in …
The Last Virtual PSA World Conference, Visually Recalled
Oct 27, 2021
A friend of mine asked how last week’s World Conference of the Professional Speechwriters’ Association went. I immodestly said it was a big hit. He asked, “Even virtually? How?” Good …