Steve McKee is a branding expert, author, and visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation exploring ideas and their influence. Learn more about him here.
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The First Amendment clearly protects speech that falls short of incitement to violence; my speech is not responsible for your actions, nor your speech for… Read More
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As a marketing professional who spent nearly four decades revitalizing brands (including having a front-row seat to the steps—and missteps—of clients like Pizza Hut, Taco… Read More
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On June 23, 2016, citizens of the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. Nine years and two days later, New York Democrats voted… Read More
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When President Donald Trump made his Liberation Day announcements, his harshest critics immediately declared him an economic arsonist playing with fire he didn’t understand, while… Read More
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In 1998, former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw published a bestselling book about Americans who came of age during the Great Depression and World… Read More
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The Department of Government Efficiency is much in the news these days, with many of the stories focusing on federal employee layoffs and their impact… Read More
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The world is abuzz with the news about DeepSeek, the new open source AI platform that changed the paradigm regarding how much time, money, and… Read More
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“First, we’re gonna cut it off, and then we’re gonna kill it.” With that brief, bold statement describing what was about to happen to the… Read More
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Months before the November election, a research study with which I was involved asked respondents which of 10 historical presidents they wished were in the… Read More
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When I was a teenager, the sleek, uber-cool Jaguars featured in movies like “The Italian Job” and “Die Another Day” were the epitome of dream… Read More
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Much is being made about the decision made by a handful of newspapers not to endorse a presidential candidate this year, most notably The Washington… Read More
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We’ve heard it so often it has become a cliché: “This is the most important election of our lifetime.” But that doesn’t mean it’s not… Read More
SocietyCommentary
One of the great mysteries in most polling on abortion is the small percentage of those surveyed who are fully committed to either a pro-life… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Sigh. Here we go again. The 2016 Democratic Party platform proudly proclaimed, “We believe as Democrats that health care is a right, not a privilege.”… Read More
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One of the ways our Constitution provides for a “more perfect” union is by establishing a variety of checks and balances on federal government power…. Read More
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We are living in unprecedented times. That statement is always true, but as events around us continue to unfold, it’s difficult to awaken each morning… Read More
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Based on all the accusations being hurled back and forth over the past eight years, if there’s one thing everyday Americans agree on, it’s the… Read More
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The crowning event at the Highland Games in Scotland is the tug-of-war. Eight brothers in arms square off against eight others across the line, gripping… Read More
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Campaign slogans tend to focus on a single issue, such as an underperforming economy, crime, national security, or the likability of the candidate. But this… Read More
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Earlier this year, Joe Biden’s campaign manager said, “We are running a campaign like the fate of our democracy depends on it.” That’s a heady… Read More
