Robert A. Hall, MEd, CAE
Articles by Robert A. Hall, MEd, CAE
May 25, 2011
No political entity survives forever, not Rome, not the USSR, not the british Empire. There is no guarantee that America will be able to over come the challenges facing us, and a strong possibility we will not.
November 23, 2010
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One by Thomas Sowell
Economics may be called the "dismal science," but a lack of understanding of basic economic principles by most voters and far too many politicians is the root of much of our current trouble. Politicians often get elected by giving voters...
September 24, 2010
It doesn´t matter who the candidates for the US House of Representatives are in your district, or who the candidates for the US Senate are in your state (if one of your seats is up for election this year). It´s very easy to decide who to vote for.
Here´s a handy guide.
• If y...
September 22, 2010
I´m not among "The Rich," as defined by President Obama during his 2008 campaign. Both my individual income and my family´s collective income is, alas, well below his magic threshold of $250,000 year. And unless that woman who pulls the lotto numbers gets her act together soon, that´s where it will ...
March 23, 2010
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It was a great country while it lasted. Nothing tangible lasts forever, not stars, or planets, or people or flowers or birds. Certainly not political systems. We can be certain that the American Republic will have an end...
March 08, 2010
Candidates for Public office, even incumbents, often promise "change," without specific details that might cost them votes. This essay is intended to lay out some suggested radical changes that would, in my opinion, greatly improve our Republic, the electoral process and how our government functions...
September 10, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
June 12, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
June 04, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
May 29, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com.
April 24, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
April 22, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
April 17, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
March 25, 2009
The terms "Global War on Terror" and "The Long War" are out. They imply that we might actually fight back against people who want to kill and enslave us, justified by a widely-held 7th century interpretation of their faith.
See this story: 'Global War on Terror' is Given New Name
http://www.was...
March 16, 2009
I believe in limited government. Government is at best a necessary evil, which tends to drift toward tyranny if not checked, as Thomas Jefferson, founder of the Democratic Party, noted. Every power that the government has is at the expense of liberty. Government is necessary to defend the nation, to...
March 16, 2009
Some employees are more valuable than others. And in this time of economic dislocation, the more valuable you are as an employee, the more likely you are to be retained.
Sorry if I´ve hurt your self-esteem and bruised your feelings. It hurts my feelings that the New England Pat...
March 16, 2009
In my 36-year professional career, I´ve always been the hiring authority, both in my first post-college job as a state senator, and for the last 26 years as an association executive. In that time, I´ve seen a lot of resumes. And, since I´ve been with several associations, I´...
March 16, 2009
I´ll be 63 soon. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce, and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I´ve worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven´t called in sick in seven...
March 04, 2009
I´m just back from a business meeting in Las Vegas. I think I did better than most—I found a dime on the floor walking through the casino.
All that fake opulence in Vegas—built from the dollars spent by the losers. What is the upper limit on casinos and slot machines in America?
Wa...
February 20, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
February 09, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
February 09, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
February 03, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
January 17, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
January 01, 2009
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
December 30, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
December 30, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
December 27, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
December 15, 2008
Former SSgt. Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
December 02, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
November 30, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate. He blogs at www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com
November 25, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Corps Vietnam vet, who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate
November 25, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran, who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate
November 18, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran and former Massachusetts state senator.
November 21, 2008
Former Marine Staff Sergeant Robert A. Hall is a Vietnam veteran who later served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. Currently he manages associations. This column was published in the Camden County "Courier Post" and in "Chicken Soup for the Veterans Soul." (c) Robert A. Hall
November 18, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate
November 12, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran who later served five terms in the3 Massachusetts state senate
November 12, 2008
Former Staff Sergeant Robert A. Hall served as a Marine from 1964 to 1968, and was a radio relay team chief in Vietnam. He later served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. While a senator, he re-joined the Marine reserves, serving from 1977 to 1983. Currently he manages associations and is a part-time freelance writer. He lives with his wife, Bonnie, in Des Plaines, IL.
November 14, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran and former Massachusetts state senator
November 11, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate
November 11, 2008
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran and five-tern Massachusetts state senator.
November 11, 2008
Robert A. Hall served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate.