With an alternative spelling of Taylor Swift’s first name to create a whole new word, insertion of a key comma, and changing her surname into an adverb, the headline of this week’s post provides some political advice for 2024.
If either Joe Biden or Donald Trump returns to the White House, he will be a lame duck for the next four years (if he even can fulfill a second term). We cry fowl.
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"Can you imagine a United States in which elected officials make decisions based solely on principles, and they govern pursuant to philosophies that will help all Americans? Our aim is to bring attention to the need for our national leaders to put principles—the right principles—ahead of political tribalism, extremism, and other bad motives."
America has reached an unprecedented and unhelpful level of political dissension. Election campaigns are negative and ugly. Party leaders “whip” their members into line so that all Republicans vote one way and all Democrats the other on nearly every bill. The country has been divided into blue and red teams, the leaders of which seem to want the other to fail nearly as badly as they want the United States to succeed.
Principle Based Politics is a forum created to inspire Americans and our leaders to think beyond us-versus-them and instead focus on elevating positive principles, positive philosophies, and positive positions on issues of public policy. Only that will restore confidence in our government. Politics based on principle alone will produce better laws, and it certainly will lead to a better law-making process. In short, adherence to principles will preserve democracy.
Learn about the principled beliefs we should seek out in our leaders, and the philosophies and practices that should form the basis of all policy decisions
Ample sources reveal principles that apply to leaders and governments. From the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution of the United States to the Bible, we find principles as helpful today as they were for their original readers. Click below to learn about the policy positions and thought process these sources suggest for our elected leaders, candidates, the voting public, the media, and our federal government as a whole.
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Election Day will be among the most important of the 366 days in the coming Leap Year. Beyond that, many other key events will take place. We offer our annual predictions.
Again this year, we have written America’s holiday letter on the nation’s behalf. Modeled on the greatest story ever told, our annual recap goes like this.
Relative to Joe Biden, Donald Trump may offer better policies. Relative to Trump, Biden may display a nicer personality and better demeanor. What really matters?
