Posts Tagged ‘Bill Ott’
A reformed conservative | Ott Observations
Recently, I was looking through my high school yearbook, trying to find inspiration to attend my 50th reunion (It didn’t work). Reading all my classmates’ written comments, I was…
Read MoreIt’s not that hard | Ott Observations
Most Republicans in Congress are self-congratulating themselves for passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Yes, it’s an effort to rein in mass shooting gun violence by expanding background…
Read MoreFlunking the Supreme Court
So much has already been said or written about the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that I hesitated to write a column about it. For those that don’t closely follow…
Read MoreRe-examining states’ rights | Ott Observations
When I attended the smash Broadway musical “Hamilton,” it stirred in me an interest in digging deeper into the origin of our country and the issues our founders faced. I’ve…
Read MoreDo we need to set higher standards? | Ott Observations
While dozens of states are raising identification standards for citizens to vote, I’ve been reading another book about our Founding Fathers. I think most of us can agree that having…
Read MoreThe March of Folly | Ott Observations
The title of this column is also the title of a book written by the historian Barbara Tuchman. In her book, she compares four periods of human history, identifying the…
Read MoreGoing back to transparency | Ott Observations
During my years as a management consultant, there was a universal truth we would share with all our clients. “When people do not receive information about something important to them,…
Read MoreWhy can’t we have both? | Ott Observations
On my most pessimistic days, it can seem like our country is torn apart by irreconcilable differences. If our government wants to make sure a drug is affordable to…
Read MoreJudging the justices | Ott Observations
As I write this, we have once again witnessed the excruciating Senate confirmation process of a Supreme Court justice nominee. Instead of thoughtful discussions about how a nominee weighs and…
Read MoreLenten reflections | Ott Observations
Being less than two weeks away from Easter, it seems like a good time to reflect. We are called to reflect and pray during Lent as well as fast and…
Read MoreThe real election fraud
I believe there are two cornerstones for fair, democratic elections. The first is that an elected Congress should be an equal representation of all the people. The second is that…
Read MoreThe nature of conspiracy theories | Ott’s Observations
A friend was recently sharing with me how impacted she was by watching the invasion of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with intent to stop the certification of…
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