Posts Tagged ‘czar’

Observations Regarding the Recent Japanese Election

The August 30 elections in Japan share many parallels with those held in the United States last November. In both instances, an unpopular ruling party was removed from power. Such parallels are interesting, even when one considers the inherent differences in the political systems of the two economic powers on either side of the Pacific [...]

Forget the Ideas Czar or Network: We Must Create Ideas Through Peer Production

Patrick Ruffini recently wrote a piece arguing that the GOP needs an “ideas czar”, while Soren Dayton disagrees, insisting that, “The beltway is the disease not the cure.” Regardless of where you stand on this argument, both Patrick and Soren raise a critical, underlying point:  the Republican Party needs a way to bring new, innovative [...]