Robert D. Kaplan wrote an interesting piece today about something we’ve been talking about for a few years now.  The media focus the past year has been squarely on the events unfolding throughout the Middle East.  While this is undoubtedly important, when compared to the effects a failed Mexican state would have on our country,…

By: J. Charles Coughlin I read Bob Robb’s column last week, “Don’t worry, China has big problems, and ran into the fourth paragraph which says: “According to the report (World Bank), what China has to do to move to the next stage is breathtakingly broad and sweeping: develop more robust consumer and service markets; reduce…

There are a lot of good people in government affairs who often get overlooked because the focus is rarely on what is right and good and often on what is wrong and broken.  Well, we at HighGround are proud to call Molly Greene our friend (and client), and want to share with everyone some of…

1) Don’t react to a story in the New Times.  No one reads the rag and its credibility has been below the curb level for years.  If there is some truth in a New Times piece, take your time to consider how or if it needs further clarification.  Generally news stories in New Times get…

David Brooks hits the nail on the head yet again with his latest piece, “The Crowd Pleaser” regarding the Romney campaign and their need to add conviction and definition to the candidate. Brooks writes, “He needs to step outside the cautious incrementalism that is the inevitable product of excessive polling and focus-group testing. He needs…