Reimagining American Statesmanship
Statesmanship: exceptional leadership characterized by vision, courage, compassion, effectiveness, and civility.
My work focuses on how we can reimagine and create a new culture of statesmanship in the United States. One that will help the nation confront such challenges as climate, budget deficits and debt, immigration, racial tension, polarization, and equity. Is it possible to create a culture of statesmanship similar to that demonstrated by the Revolutionary/Founding, Post-World War II, and Civil Rights generations?
Chicago Tribune Statesmanship essays
During a Dark Presidential Campaign, Glimmers of Statesmanship Shined Through (November 2024)
During a Time of Hatred Toward Immigrants, Here’s How Statesmanship Can Bridge the Divide (October 2024)
Indiana US Sen. Richard Lugar Offered a Master Class in Statesmanship (September 2024)
Our Nation Needs Muscular Rhetoric and Problem-Solving Statesmanship (September 2024)
Former Ottawa Mayor Robert Eschbach’s Inspiring Illinois Statesmanship (August 2024)
Restoring American Statesmanship Class
My university-level honors class introduces students to the concept of statesmanship. I encourage them to probe my definition as they examine historical examples which illustrate the power, and possibilities, of statesmanship.
My follow up class, Reimaging American Statesmanship, uses the core concepts of statesmanship to examine how we can confront political and social challenges including climate change, deficits and debt, racial tensions, income inequality, and immigration reform.
Books and Monographs
