Archive for May 2019
JOBS: Getting In The Door On Capitol Hill
By Bret Bernhardt Securing a meeting with your prospective employer is an important step in the process of landing a job on Capitol Hill. Before we get into the mechanics, it’s important to recognize that looking for a job is one of the most stressful things you will do in your professional life. After all,…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Ever Wonder ‘Who Created God?’
The answer begins with understanding what it means to live outside of time
Read MoreHow A Young British Astronomer Proved Albert Einstein’s Theory Of Relativity
Yes, today is Memorial Day, but it’s also just two days short of the 100th anniversary of the proving of what has been termed the greatest scientific achievement by a single individual in the history of mankind. That was when British Astronomer Arthur Eddington and two teams dispatched by the “Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee of…
Read MoreHappy Memorial Day!
If you work on Capitol Hill, you know that Memorial Day originated from the American Civil War, which cost more lives than any other conflict in the nation’s history. Did you also know that at 3:00 PM on Memorial Day (May 27, the last Monday in May 2019), the nation officially pauses for a moment…
Read MoreJOBS: Where Your Best Job Lead Is On Capitol Hill May Surprise You
By Bret Bernhardt Conventional wisdom may say the best path to a good job on the Hill is through the hiring manager. That may be a chief of staff, legislative director, or state/district director. However, there’s a surprise twist. More often than not, I have seen the best job leads for young and junior staff…
Read MoreHuge Surveys Of 11 Countries Find ‘Religious’ Couples Are Happiest
Conventional wisdom says liberation and autonomy are keys to happiness, but new study says better think again
Read MoreWhy Self-Assembling SmartPhones Are Coming And What They May Teach Us About … Well, Us
This could be a little difficult for some folks (me included) to wrap your mind around but imagine that your next Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy assembled itself, with no human or robot hands involved in the final process. No, that’s not science fiction speculation, but real-world technological progress. Super intelligent people at places like…
Read MoreKristina Baum Is Running The Race Of Her Life
Imagine yourself fielding calls from journalists on your job while receiving cancer treatment in the hospital.
Read MoreWhy Do You Persecute Me?
By Bret Bernhardt How are we to respond when various threats are made against us as believers? One such threat was discussed in this space — “TOLERANCE TODAY: Harvard Keynoter Said Jews, Christians Should Be ‘Locked Up’ For Their Views” — regarding a recent symposium in which a speaker previously advocated imprisoning Christians and Jews…
Read MoreWhat Would You Give To Know This Kind Of Freedom?
We talk often about freedom on Capitol Hill and there is no more defining value for this country than liberty, beginning with our Declaration of Independence that proclaimed it for the nation and for every individual American. But freedom from political tyranny is only one aspect of the whole meaning of the word and, when…
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