Take back America! That's the battle cry of the Tea Party movement whose members want to accomplish this by taking the country back to its roots and the halcyon days of yesteryear. Their agenda centers primarily on limiting the role of government and elevating individual rights that were initially established by our founders for the few. The Tea Partiers unfortunately are twentieth century citizens locked in an eighteenth century mindset. On one hand, the Tea Partiers should be commended for … [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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Take America Forward: A Citizen’s Call to Arms
Take back America! That's the battle cry of the Tea Party movement whose members want to accomplish this by taking the country back to its roots and the halcyon days of yesteryear. Their agenda centers primarily on limiting the role of government and elevating individual rights that were initially established by our founders for the few. The Tea Partiers unfortunately are twentieth century citizens locked in an eighteenth century mindset. On one hand, the Tea Partiers should be commended for … [Read more...]
Mr. Frank Islam has been appointed as a member of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee
Renewing the American Dream
Summary This past decade has been a decade of decline for the United States. This decade will be the decisive decade. The decisions we make and the actions we take in it will determine the future of America and the American dream. Concerned citizens understand this and want to get involved in shaping America’s future. However, they have lost trust and confidence in their leaders, institutions and the "governing elite." They are searching for a resource to help them think about and respond to … [Read more...]
Frank Islam is appointed as a member of the International Advisory Council of the United States Institute of Peace
Renewal Matters for America’s Future – Not Recovery
Conventional wisdom is that once the United States achieves full economic recovery we will be out of the woods. Conventional wisdom is wrong! For America to succeed in the 21st century, it must move from recession, through recovery to renewal. Recovery is a means not an end. The end must be to renew America by creating a 21st century competitive advantage for the nation and its citizens. The reason for this is simple. America’s current economy is structurally challenged and the … [Read more...]
Renewal Matters for America’s Future – Not Recovery
Conventional wisdom is that once the United States achieves full economic recovery we will be out of the woods. Conventional wisdom is wrong! For America to succeed in the 21st century, it must move from recession, through recovery to renewal. Recovery is a means not an end. The end must be to renew American by creating a 21st century competitive advantage for the nation and its citizens. The reason for this is simple. America’s current economy is structurally challenged and the … [Read more...]
Frank Islam joins Ex-Im Bank’s Advisory Board
The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank, the official export-credit agency of the United States, has appointed Indian American entrepreneur and investor Frank F Islam, of McLean, Virginia, as a member of the Bank's Advisory Committee for 2010 to offer expert guidance on small businesses. The Advisory Committee of the Ex-Im Bank - an independent, self-sustaining federal agency that helps to create and maintain US jobs by financing the sales of US exports, primarily to emerging markets … [Read more...]
THE HUMAN SPILL: A CRISIS IGNORED
In his first address from the oval office, President Barack Obama described the oil spill as “the worst environmental disaster America has faced” and a “crisis”. The oil spill is devastating and indeed it is a major crisis that will have long term consequences for the gulf coast and its residents for years and probably decades to come. There is another spill, however, that is approaching crisis proportions that could have far greater consequences for the entire United States and for the … [Read more...]
