Return to Common Sense

About the Book

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The 9/11 Commission report argued that our failure as Americans was in our lack of imagination, so new ideas are proposed on how to improve our quality of life. Terrorism, the War in Iraq and Afghanistan, street crime, drugs, juvenile and gang violence, energy and education costs, illegal immigration, low wages, the economy, health care, transportation, the environment, and social security need desperate repair. E-government, virtual democracy, plutocracy, oligarchy, media, “K-street”, globalization, strategic thinking, cross-cultural diplomacy, Ambassadors, term limits, campaign finance, lobbying and legislative reform are discussed. Thoughts are presented that argue the need for a United States global policy.

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR David B. Dickerson, Ph.D. has recently been a U.S. Senate candidate, a management consultant, and an Assistant Professor of Organizational Change and Global Strategic Management. David’s global business experience has been enriched by residing in the Republic of China, France, Germany, Great Britain and Australia over the last 15 years. He worked for France Telecom in Paris and has spearheaded business development for SONY and Motorola GmbH within the emerging markets of Central & Eastern Europe, Baltics, Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. David was a Combat Arms Instructor in the Security Police Squadron of the U.S. Air Force Reserves 512th Military Airlift Wing. His current interest is in creating a virtual global institute for cross-cultural research that studies the development of culturally sensitive government diplomacy, global strategy, sales, marketing, e-learning and organizational change processes. He has publications on engineering change and cross-cultural business strategy in English, German and Russian. David has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University (U.K.), Magdalene College, in Cross-Cultural Strategic Management, an M.A.S. from The Johns Hopkins University in Information Technology Management, a B.B.A. from Loyola College’s Sellinger, S.J. School of Business, and graduated from Calvert Hall College High School. He and his family live in Sparks Glencoe, Maryland.