Dr. Ron Thomas, Jr.
Dr. Ron Thomas, Jr. heads Thomas Consulting Group, a consortium of experts in crisis management, media relations and leadership development.
Tag Archives: United States
Why the Justice Department had no “business” interfering with the US Airways, American Airlines merger
The concept of anti-trust laws goes back to the trust-busting days of Teddy Roosevelt. That makes it, literally, a late 19th Century idea that has lost some of its relevancy in an early 21st Century global economy. When the industrial … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Adam Smith, Aeroflot, Air France, American Airlines, Andrew Carnegie, British Airways, FEMA, Free Market, JAL, John D. Rockefeller, KLM, LaGuardia Airport, National Air and Space Museum, Reagan National, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Teddy Roosevelt, United States, US Airway
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Working to live, not living to work, in the 21st Century
Any discussion of worklife needs to break this compound word into its component parts, work and life. Most people, if asked, would probably say that they work to live, not the reverse. There are people whose work is their life; … Continue reading
We Paid Too Much for this Government!
The Florida Republican Party has released graphics in which it takes credit for lower unemployment and more job creation here in the Sunshine State. When Mark Twain said that there are “lies, damned lies, and statistics,” he would still be correct today, … Continue reading
A Personal Tribute to Tom Clancy
Note: This is the article I wrote for the Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction. Clancy was one of the most influential writers on my bookshelf and, on his passing, I wanted to share my thoughts. Insurance-broker-turned-novelist Tom Clancy’s first … Continue reading
Can the Government Define who is a Journalist?
“Most of the other provisions in the Bill of Rights protect specific liberties or specific rights of individuals … In contrast, the free-press clause extends protection to an institution. The publishing business is, in short, the only organized private business … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Benjamin Franklin, bill of rights, censorship, Dianne Feinstein, First Amendment, freedom of the press, Jeff Sessions, journalism, journalism schools, Potter Stewart, Senate, student journalism, Thomas Paine, Truman Capote, United State Supreme Court, United States, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Striking Out at Syria: This Week’s “Shiny Object”
If you’re trying to take a picture of toddlers or pets, you are constantly trying to keep their attention on you and the camera. One tried-and-true technique is to jingle your car keys near the camera lens so that the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Benghazi, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, DoJ, IRS, Libya, Middle East, NSA, Obama, Syria, United States, Vladimir Putin
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Put to the Test: Thinking Critically About College Testing
Does being a “university educated person” still mean what it did to previous generations? Our cultural expectation was that college graduates would be broadly conversant on many subjects, be able to engage in cocktail chatter with a variety of people, … Continue reading
Book Review: I Am Soldier of Fortune
I Am Soldier of Fortune: Dancing with Devils, by Lt. Col. Robert K. Brown, USAR (ret.) with Vann Spencer. Casemate. 2013. $29.95. Seldom is a magazine identified with one person. There are Hugh Hefner and Playboy, Gloria Steinem and Ms., … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture
Tagged Afghanistan, Africa, Alexander Haig, Bob Brown, Ernest Hemingway, Gloria Steinem, Hugh Hefner, Men, mercenary, National Review, Nigeria, Oliver North, People, Playboy, Rambo, Rhodesia, Robert K. Brown, Schwarzenegger, Soldier, Soldier of Fortune, Soviet Union, special forces, Stallone, terrorism, United States, Vietnam, William F. Buckley
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