The deed is done. Donald Trump is officially the Republican nominee for President of the United States. And, now we have a highly qualified business leader who, if elected, will do what is required to “make America great again”. Or, do we? There has been much written about the Donald’s business background that calls his qualifications in this arena into considerable question. We will not repeat those negative assessments here. Let us just say, as Adam Davidson pointed … [Read more...]
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Frank blogs regularly for the Huffington Post and writes occasional columns and articles for publications such as the International Business Times and The Economic Times of India.
Frank writes on a wide variety of topics that are critical to shaping the future of America and the American dream and to making the United States and the world a better place. These include: Business; education; poverty and inequality; politics and public policy; immigration; manufacturing; innovation; leadership; citizenship; and social commentary.
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Taking Care of Business. Business Taking Care.
In 1973, the rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive had a big hit with their song Takin’ Care of Business which celebrated the joys of being a rock musician as opposed to being trapped in a “slaving job to get your pay.” The chorus of that song goes as follows: Taking care of business (every day) Taking care of business (every way) I’ve been taking care of business (it’s all mine) Taking care of business and working overtime More than four decades later, while … [Read more...]
Congressional Recess: Good or Bad for America?
With the increasing emphasis on teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics and the associated testing, recess in schools is being shortened or eliminated altogether. There is a debate in the educational community whether this is good or bad for students. In contrast, recess in the halls of Congress this summer is lengthier than usual According to the calendar, the House is scheduled to adjourn on July 15 and return on September 6 with the Senate adjourning on July 18 … [Read more...]
The 114th Congress: Playing Soft Ball, Hard Ball, Or Odd Ball?
On June 15, women members of the House and Senate played women from the Washington press corps in the 8th annual congressional softball game. On June 23, the Democratic and Republican members of the House and Senate squared off against each other in a baseball game that has been contested with some regularity since it was inaugurated in 1909. While the congressional women played softball on a bipartisan team and the congressional men played hardball on partisan teams, the game on … [Read more...]
Ramadan Iftar Remarks
Good evening. It is my distinct honor and privilege on behalf of my wife Debbie and myself to welcome all of you – my fellow Muslims, elected officials, and other guests - to this Ramadan Iftar to celebrate the civic activities of the Muslim community here in Montgomery County and around the world. I want to extend best wishes to all Muslims a joyful Ramadan Kareem. I want to share a few thoughts with you regarding the civic activities of our Muslim community members. Before … [Read more...]
Helping Poor Kids Get Grit. Part 5: Time to Keep the American Promise
[This is the final blog in a series of five that we have posted on grit and what it means for poor kids.] In the first blog, we introduced the concept of grit and its importance. In the second, we placed the focus on building grit through quality early childhood education and beyond. In the third, we addressed the three essential grid-builders: communities, neighborhood schools, and families. In the fourth, we examined the crisis conditions confronting poor kids today. We … [Read more...]
Donald Trump Is Building a Wall
Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for President of the United States, has become famous - or, should we say infamous - for saying he would build a wall on the border between Mexico and the United States. In a recent interview with Jake Tapper of CNN trying to defend his indefensible comments regarding Gonzalo Curiel, a native-born American of Mexican heritage, who is the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit against Trump University, Trump repeatedly … [Read more...]
Helping Poor Kids Get Grit. Part 4: Kids in Crisis.
[This is the fourth in a series of five blogs that we will post on grit and what it means for poor kids.] In the first blog, we introduced the concept of grit and its importance. In the second, we placed the focus on building grit through quality early childhood education and beyond. In the third, we addressed the three essential grid-builders: communities, neighborhood schools, and families. We closed our last blog by stating that, “... the need for an innovative and comprehensive … [Read more...]
Helping Poor Kids Get Grit. Part 3: The Grit-Builders – Communities, Schools and Families.
This is the third in a series of five blogs that we will post on grit and what it means for poor kids. In the first blog, we introduced the concept of grit and discussed how important it is for poor kids. In the second, we examined how quality education in early childhood and beyond can contribute to grit-building. In this blog, we focus on the three most essential grit-builders. In 2013 we wrote a blog about making the educational connections and introduced the concept of a triangle … [Read more...]
Helping Poor Kids Get Grit. Part 2: Building Grit – Early Childhood and Beyond.
This is the second in a series of five blogs that we will post on grit and what it means for poor kids. In the first blog of this series, we introduced the concept of grit, as defined by Professor Angela Duckworth in her new book, Grit:The Power of Passion and Perseverance, and discussed how important it is for poor kids. We ended that blog by asking what can be done to help poor kids raise their GPA. That’s not grade point average. In this instance it stands for Grit Potential … [Read more...]