What’s Your WHY?
By Drew McKissick
Why are you involved? What do you care about and why? When you’re involved in politics, one of the most important things that you can do in order to be more successful and have a greater impact on the things that you care about is to know “why”. What’s important? What are you trying to…
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Don’t Quit
By Drew McKissick
What happens when you quit? Nothing. Or at least not anything that you’d want to happen. It’s one of the few guarantees that we have in politics: if you quit, you’re usually guaranteed not to like the results. When you’re not involved, it’s more likely that things will not go your way. You’re giving up…
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Those Who Can, Do
By Drew McKissick
It’s a shame how politics seems to cultivate more people who care about opining, trading rumors and being recognized as a political/social media celebrity, than it does people who are actually experienced and competent at political organization, running campaigns or even serving in public office. We desperately need less of the former and more of…
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How conservatives can impact the political system
By Drew McKissick
So, you want to make a difference in the political system on the things you care about? But how should you go about it? When it comes to being effective politically, there’s no great mystery. But there are some time tested basics to successfully impacting the political system. Generally speaking, there are three keys to…
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The Most Important Elements of Political Success
By Drew McKissick
Getting involved is one thing. Sticking with it is something else. Over two thousand years ago a Roman general wanted to prove to his soldiers that perseverance in combat was more important than strength. He had two horses brought before his men, one was a healthy stallion and the other was an old nag. He…
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The Importance of Political Confrontation
By Drew McKissick
Most people hate confrontation. But given that “politics is people”, (and about people agreeing and disagreeing), effective political participation is almost certain to involve some sort of confrontation at some point. Most people tend to want to “get along”, (or “play nice”, as your mother probably told you), and that’s admirable in pretty much every…
Read MoreWhat are you going to do about it?
By Drew McKissick
Do you spend more time than you would like complaining about things going on in government? That’s not unusual. In fact, it’s pretty much a prerequisite (or at least a direct symptom) of democracy. Government is run by imperfect people who represent a lot of other imperfect people with a lot of different philosophies and…
Read MorePolitical Resolutions for Conservatives
By Drew McKissick
Sometimes we get so caught up in what’s going on in politics at the moment that we can lose sight of what’s important and what to do next. Don’t let that happen this year. If conservatives are going to be successful in the long-term, then we have to THINK long-term. With that in mind, here…
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Making a difference in politics via the grassroots
By Drew McKissick
Remember that quote from Edmund Burke, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing” ? Well, here it is in political terms: “Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.” (George Nathan) Getting involved is the key. But conservatives have to remember that the battle…
Read MorePolitical Resolutions for Conservatives
By Drew McKissick
Sometimes we get so caught up in what’s going on in politics at the moment that we can lose sight of what’s important and what to do next. Don’t let that happen this year. If conservatives are going to be successful in the long-term, then we have to THINK long-term. With that in mind, here…
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