by Michael Leppert | May 27, 2022 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
Since Tuesday, I have been preoccupied by the speech delivered by Malala Yousafzai to the United Nations Youth Assembly on July 12, 2013. It was her sixteenth birthday, and it is one of the greatest speeches I have ever heard–and I’m a speech teacher. She...
by Michael Leppert | Oct 11, 2019 | Politics/Government
We talk about the “tipping point” often and in many contexts these days. I curiously wrote about it with regard to gun violence in this space four years ago. What little thing in the last four years could cause America to change on guns? I know. Pick one....
by Michael Leppert | Jan 18, 2019 | Politics/Government
We all know what these phrases mean. Payback. Getting even. One of my favorites is the “proportional response.” None of them are negotiation strategies that are known for their success. They are more often used to describe the style of engagement in...
