by Harvey J Kaye | Jun 10, 2016 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision
Newt Gingrich – the leader of the 1994 “Gingrich Revolution” that gave Republicans control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 40 years, Former Speaker of the House, occasional Republican presidential candidate, and, quite possibly, Donald Trump’s running...
by Harvey J Kaye | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Commencement Address at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay – December 19, 2015 [fve]https://youtu.be/myYP72glMwY[/fve] Commencement speakers usually call on graduates to embrace the future. But I’m going to call on you to do something else: I am going to urge you...
by Harvey J Kaye | Aug 16, 2015 | Blog
The Second World War ended 70 years ago this past weekend. Americans had fought for the Four Freedoms – Freedom of speech and expression, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, Freedom from fear – the vision or promise of a postwar world that President Franklin...
by Harvey J Kaye | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog
On May 5, 1886, thousands of Milwaukee workers marched peacefully on the huge Bay View Rolling Mills as part of a nationwide effort to bring about the eight-hour day. On orders from Gov. Jeremiah Rusk, the state militia fired, killing seven. This was the...
by Harvey J Kaye | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Knowing that "necessitous men are not free men," President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a New Deal in 1933 that rallied Americans to not only fight the Great Depression, but also to combat poverty, reduce inequality, and enhance American democratic life. Together,...
