5 Important Facts about Business Regulation

American businesses are worried about regulation more than ever before. According to a recent Deloitte survey, as told by Fortune in their fascinating cover story about red tape, American CFOs believe burdensome regulations to be the biggest threat to business behind a possible recession.

By |2017-02-17T11:39:38-07:00December 23rd, 2016|Business Trends and Insights, Nathan Sproul, Politics 101|Comments Off on 5 Important Facts about Business Regulation

Nathan Sproul| Are Undecided Voters Really That Undecided?

As Election Day is upon us and voters young and old come together at their local polling stations or send off their absentee ballots to cast their votes, I’ve been thinking more about how important it is to vote. It baffles me that so many young Americans who are legally able vote choose not to [...]

By |2016-11-08T22:43:48-07:00November 8th, 2016|Industry News and Research, Political Analysis, Politics 101|Comments Off on Nathan Sproul| Are Undecided Voters Really That Undecided?

The Electoral College, Explained

What is the electoral college? Essentially, the electoral college is a form of indirect election. In essence, we the people elect officials to represent our political stances, state by state, who then cast votes on behalf of the state in favor of a candidate for PoTUS. Each of the 50 states in the US (plus [...]

By |2016-10-05T15:39:30-07:00October 3rd, 2016|Nathan Sproul, Politics 101|Comments Off on The Electoral College, Explained

The Voting Rights Battle in North Carolina

Amid stories of companies giving their employees the day off to encourage voting, the debuts of political campaign ads for both the left and the right, and the constant reminder to get out and vote, preserving the integrity of the voting system has become increasingly important.   But Francis De Luca, a leader at the [...]

By |2016-10-12T21:15:00-07:00August 29th, 2016|Nathan Sproul, Politics 101|Comments Off on The Voting Rights Battle in North Carolina

Nathan Sproul | Convention Bounce Explained

With both the Democratic and Republican conventions in the rear view mirror and the official nominees set in stone, our attention as voters–and American citizens–turns to the November election. But with the opportunity to cast our vote still being over two months away, many have put intense work into analyzing and interpreting polls both national [...]

By |2016-08-23T13:54:45-07:00August 24th, 2016|Nathan Sproul, Politics 101|Comments Off on Nathan Sproul | Convention Bounce Explained

Nathan Sproul | Politics and Healthcare: A History of Key Legislation

The intersection between healthcare and politics is nothing new, claimed a recent article in Healthcare Design magazine. "The government has always played a crucial role in healthcare,” said Healthcare Design writer Christine Guzzo Vickery. In 1636, the Pilgrims funded public care for disabled soldiers and generations later during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln promised: “to [...]

By |2016-09-14T21:08:12-07:00August 23rd, 2016|Nathan Sproul, Politics 101|Comments Off on Nathan Sproul | Politics and Healthcare: A History of Key Legislation

Nathan Sproul: How Politics Influences the Stock Market

My colleague Dan Centinello, an executive vice president who works with me at Lincoln Strategy Group, recently wrote a great mini-overview of the American political landscape in the 1920s. Among the notable events that were mentioned: the history-making Stock Market crash at the end of the decade.  “On October 29, 1929, a day that historians [...]

By |2016-08-19T16:20:48-07:00August 21st, 2016|Nathan Sproul, Politics 101|Comments Off on Nathan Sproul: How Politics Influences the Stock Market

Nathan Sproul on Why Politics Matters

Politics gets a bad rap—an unfair, unnecessary, and inaccurate bad rap, that is. Political engagement shouldn’t make us more polarized and angrier, but our political ideologies are certainly worth the passion that we put behind them. Here are three reasons that remind us of the importance of politics and its value to our country. 1. [...]

By |2016-08-19T16:06:53-07:00August 19th, 2016|Nathan Sproul, Political Involvement, Politics 101|Comments Off on Nathan Sproul on Why Politics Matters

The Difference Between Politics and Government, Explained

In a blog last week, I wrote about the difference between the terms "politics" and "law." But what about the comparison between politics and government? Here, I explain some of the hallmark distinctions. What Is Government? By various sources, government is defined as “the governing body of a nation, state, or community" or “the political direction and [...]

By |2016-08-09T12:09:00-07:00August 1st, 2016|Nathan Sproul, Politics 101|Comments Off on The Difference Between Politics and Government, Explained