As public pension costs rise, the State pays less and students pay more for higher education. The LA Times recently ran a front page story on “California’s Pension Crisis.” It is the latest in a long line of articles, reports, and op-eds designed to educate voters and spur much needed public pension reform. Today, California spends ...
About: Brian Goebel
Brian C. Goebel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of 2040matters.com. He is an occasionally proud, but more often frustrated, member of Generation X. Brian resides in California, where he is happily married and the father of two wonderful children, Isabelle and Erich, to whom this Blog is dedicated.
Recent Posts by Brian Goebel
Why Aren’t We Listening?
Former OMB Director and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels explains how Washington is robbing younger Americans of their chance to achieve the American Dream In a insightful op-ed published last week in the Wall Street Journal, entitled Washington’s Wake-Up Call, Mr. Daniels noted that our federal debt is at record levels and that we must soon choose ...
2040 Matters Marks its First Anniversary
It’s hard to believe our Blog turned one this month. It’s also hard to believe, despite our many accurate predictions, that we find ourselves writing extensively about Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and our government’s inability to develop a sound and comprehensive strategy for defeating fanatical Islamic terror. But even these sad truths cannot prevent us ...
Wishing We Were Wrong
We see little chance that the next president and congressional leaders will take sensible steps to improve the economy for all Americans. We may not be Nostradamus, but we’ve been compiling an impressive track record of accurate predictions over the past year. We correctly predicted that ISIS would adopt a “far enemy” strategy before the Paris ...
Better Late than Never
The FBI Director warns that defeated Islamic State terrorists could flee to U.S. Is anyone listening? The Director of the FBI, James Comey, recently warned that a “defeat of Islamic State in the Middle East could prompt a migration of the group’s fighters to Europe and the U.S.” He further warned that those fighters that survived ...
Gritty Civics: Is it time for the first organized write-in campaign for President?
For centrist reformers, the answer is almost certainly “yes.” With Donald Trump securing the Republican nomination in Cleveland, and with Bernie Sanders reluctantly burying the hatchet with Hillary Clinton in exchange for her increasingly leftward march, the November ballot will include the names of the two most disliked presidential candidates in U.S. history. Under these circumstances, many ...
Summer Reading List – 2016
By Brian Goebel
Friday, July 1, 2016
American Dream, Campaign for 2040, Civic Engagement, Reading Lists
Here's what we'll be reading at the pool and beach this summer. Leadership and Civics For those interested in what we can do to make our government more effective and more responsive to those who do not identify strongly with our two major political parties: Geopolitics and Geopolitical History For those interested in Brexit and the future of the European ...
Want an Even Brighter Future? Teach Gritty Civics and its History.
By Brian Goebel
Monday, June 27, 2016
American Dream, Campaign for 2040, Civic Engagement, Education Reform
If we want our kids to achieve the American Dream, they need to peer into democracy’s dark recesses and learn from our past. Do you subscribe to #NeverTrump? Or are you merely exasperated by the fact that the country that won WWII, went to the moon, won the Cold War, and produced Google can settle for ...
Recent Comments by Brian Goebel
- May 10, 2016 on Whatever Happened to “Think Globally, Act Locally?”
- January 31, 2016 on The Rise and Fall of Great Communication
- December 22, 2015 on A Better Way to Pick Your Preferred Presidential Candidate
- October 6, 2015 on No Cause for Celebration
- September 10, 2015 on Missing the Boat on Mass Migration
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