Author: Lynn S Kahn

My presidential platform combines fixing our broken government and building peace here at home and around the world. The two elements are connected: building peace requires fixing government. I also believe we have to reduce and prevent violence here at home before we can make much progress building peace around the world. In this article,…

The Problem: Government data does not measure what matters to most citizens so decisions and policies are based on bad data and misleading information. The Bigger Mess: Bad measures mean agencies are rewarded for meaningless results that generally lead to more procedures, regulations, paperwork, reports and staff. When a government agency measures number of grants awarded, we have…

Ballot access for independent candidates to get on state ballots in time for the next national (or state or local) election is backwards. The rules are completely different than running as a Democrat or Republican. The rules and the convoluted details related to those rules (usually written in dense and hard to understand government speak) are also…

My 50-state strategy as an independent candidate for President of the United States means choosing the states where I will run as an individual (by collecting the required number of signatures), choosing the states where I will “actively seek” the nomination of a ballot-certified 3rd party (appear on the ballot line of that small party…

Originally posted at IVN: The spirit of America is strong; the state of our union is fragile. That is my conclusion after 100 days driving 14,128 miles through 34 states as an independent candidate for President of the United States. I met with over 1,000 people individually and in small groups. I mostly stayed away…

The Problem: Federal departments and agencies plan, budget and work in silos and cylinders. Programs built in isolation are doomed to fail. The Big Idea: Good government requires communication, cooperation and coordination across agencies, across all levels of government, with local communities and with non-government partners. In the 21st century, government will only succeed through networks of…

Track 1 promises to get one trillion dollars of waste out of our federal government agencies and use the savings to cut taxes, jumpstart new jobs and invest in our communities. These 5 strategies will fulfill that promise: Require Accountability, Eliminate Duplication, Stop Funding Stupid, Eliminate Fraud and Require Financial Responsibility at the Pentagon. Here…