Democratic Capitalism

Our country needs to get back to Democratic Capitalism, the free market moderated by democracy.  This compromise, made in the 1930s, is what made our economy the largest in the world and is the foundation of this amazing freedom we enjoy.  America has backed away from its commitment to Democratic Capitalism, and both the Republican and Democratic parties are to blame.
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The Transparency Agenda

We live in a less civil society, not because it has to be, but because we’ve allowed it to be.  None of this happened suddenly; it was a slow, gradual process, the cumulative result of thousands of small decisions or non-decisions.  Fixing it will be a slow gradual process, too.  The starting point for change needs to be greater transparency – it’s hard to know what needs to be fixed unless it’s first measured.  Following are six proposals for changes to Federal law to increase transparency in our society.  By themselves, none of them change outcomes.  Instead, they only serve to shine a light on the challenges, to help us more fully understand what is happening.  Because transparency is the first step to getting back to the compromise of Democratic Capitalism.
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Blog: Our American Journey

Sometimes it seems as if "Conversation" has become a bad word in our country, as if talking to someone not in complete agreement with you is a sign of weakness. Sometimes it seems as if Anger is the only energizing force we now allow ourselves. But that’s not America. In America two people can disagree but still respect the basic humanity of the other person. In America it’s possible to disagree without hate, to talk without shouting. I believe, even still, in the ideal of the United States of America, a democracy where each person has the right to pursue their own life and have their own opinion. If our country is less great than it once was, it is because we have slipped away from this idea, this belief that all men and women have the right to choose the course of their own lives, and their own opinions. It is both the left and the right that have slipped away from this idea, allowed their anger to somehow convince themselves to question the humanity of the other side. Sometimes it seems that fighting anger with reason is impossible. But if history has proven anything, it is that reason does always eventually win. This blog is my effort to again have a conversation, to replace anger with reason. I hope you will join me in a conversation, and together we can recapture the faith in our country and our citizens that made America great. ​Post your responses to my blog posts to https://www.facebook.com/BlakeAshbyPage. I look forward to our discussions.
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