Eric B. Schnurer

Eric B. Schnurer is president of Public Works LLC, a policy consulting firm, and a former policy advisor and speechwriter to several US presidential candidates. He has been teaching a course on “The Future of Government” at the University of Chicago.

The GOP future: we may be crazy, but we’re not stupid

Eric B. Schnurer Apr 21, 2021

The Grand Old Party is not disappearing any time soon. Despite the dire predictions of many analysts, the Republican Party is doing just fine. And while the Democrats are increasingly becoming the party of the well-educated and the…

Divided America and the Biden presidency

Eric B. Schnurer Feb 2, 2021

From the dossier Biden and the world, early steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efx7jS4_uMo&feature=youtu.be

A golden age of democracy

Eric B. Schnurer Jan 19, 2021

Let me state a bold claim: This is a golden age of democracy. That runs counter to the conventional wisdom of the last four years that there is a rising tide of authoritarianism sweeping across the globe, and especially the United States.…

Waste is a terrible thing to mind

Eric B. Schnurer Nov 7, 2020

Several years ago, Kentucky Fried Chicken changed its name to “KFC”, jettisoning the word “fried”, which had come to read like an advertisement for arteriosclerosis. Not long after, British Petroleum changed its name to “BP”, avoiding clear…

The shape of tomorrow

Eric B. Schnurer Jun 10, 2020

The post-pandemic world doesn’t look peaceful at a first glance, and that impression is likely to continue: conflict will intensify and unrest will necessarily follow due to underlying, long-term realities. The existing chasm between the…

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