To celebrate Presidents’ Day, those of us at HighGround thought it useful, given the state of our politics today, to reiterate some of the wisdom of our past Presidents as it relates to the existence of our Federal Republic. “From whence shall we expect the approach of danger?  Shall some transatlantic military giant to step…

By: J. Charles Coughlin This past week, I lost one of my best mentors, the Rev. Tim Keller. He has been a major influence in my life as I have tried to reflect Christ in my own life, however imperfect that has been.  As I have walked out my faith in my life, I am…

While November to February may be motion picture awards season, for the public affairs and political industry, the big-time national awards are handed out in the springtime.  The prestigious Reed Awards from Campaigns & Elections were announced late last month in Las Vegas and the Pollie Awards, the AAPC’s “Oscars of political advertising,” were recently…

By. J. Charles “Chuck” Coughlin If you are reading this, I am confident that you (like me) are nearly totally satisfied with the way our Federal and State Legislative processes are resolving difficult issues so routinely and agreeably – budget deficits, education funding, transportation funding, entitlement reform, etc. Our American and Arizona systems are the…

As we end 2022, I want to share with all of our friends an inspiring piece of journalism that was published earlier this year in the Atlantic.  It is a lengthy read, but most certainly worth your time if you desire to have a greater understanding of the public conflicts which dominate our culture today.…