As a speaker there is nothing more stressful than presenting in front of a hostile audience. Yesterday’s congressional debate on health care reform had its share of hecklers and emotional outbursts that consumed today’s headlines and national media broadcasts. The most offensive outburst came from Randy Neugebauer, a three-term member of Congress from Texas who [...]

I felt like channeling Patrick Henry who famously narrowed down the options for himself to liberty or death in his bid to persuade the Virginia House of Burgesses to commit Virginia’s troops to the Revolutionary War. Not because I’m a history buff, but because a news article I just came across effectively illustrates how media [...]