Keep America Strong and Proud by Defending the Arts and Humanities: Earle I Mack on the Hill
By Earle I. Mack If we defend our culture, we are defending our country. If we keep our arts and humanities strong, we are showing an example for the world to see. If we celebrate our heritage and our cultural diversity, we will help our people stand together. Our...
Rise of the Moderate Democrat, Fall of the Moderate Republican: Earle I Mack on the Hill
By Earle I. Mack Right now, the far right and far left are badgering their political parties, tugging at the anchors of our two-party system and, sadly, the heart of our country. This is natural, it’s our political pendulum. A pendulum starts in the middle and (like...
Goodbye, Republican Congress: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack After a promising start, the tax bill approved by the House of Representatives this month could prove an absolute disaster for our country and for Republican electoral hopes in 2018 and beyond. The bill is not so much tax reform as it is tax deform,...
Common Sense Tax Reform: Don’t Save Venice on Taxpayer Dime: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack In the 14th century, the Medicis, some of the greatest philanthropists in history, established the modern banking system and helped build the cultural empire of Italy. But today, ironically, it’s American philanthropists — many from Wall Street — who...
Funding the Arts is More than Preserving Culture. It’s Big Business: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack, Randall Bourscheidt and Robert Lynch Two weeks ago, two great national traditions, sports and the arts, came together in the Super Bowl. Whether it was Lady Gaga’s stunning half-time plunge or Tom Brady’s nail-biting fourth-quarter comeback; our...
GOP Delegates Should Be Allowed to Vote Conscience: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack Oh, to be in Cleveland now that summers here.. When in Cleveland, Republican delegates deserve the right to vote their conscience. While some of Trump opponents have pushed the "conscience clause" as a last gasp to prevent him from becoming the...
Brits, Don’t Slip On the Banana Peel: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” Winston Churchill’s words ring with more clarity than they have in decades as the world absorbs the impact of the Brits slip on the existential banana peel known as the Brexit...
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Elephant: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack As a lifelong Republican, who has always been realistic on social issues and conservative on fiscal and governmental issues, I would be deeply dismayed if we lost control of Congress because Republican hardliners in the Senate, blinded by politics,...
We the People: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack (March 23rd, 2016) For the past several months, we’ve seen story after story detailing secret meetings and strategies emanating from the so-called GOP establishment and its plans to stop Trump. Last weekend was no different as one group of donors and...
Time For Plan B: Earle I Mack on The Hill
By Earle I. Mack “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.” These famous words from the movie “Network” could just as easily describe the voters at the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary. Republicans, outraged at a president who usurps his power and a...