Luke Crumley

Be bold. Be brief. Be gone.

“Be bold. Be brief. Be gone.” It’s a phrase I first heard as a young lieutenant. Like many graduates of liberal arts colleges, I’d mastered the art of adding more than enough fluff to any presentation to fill my allotted time. But what my classroom instruction failed to convey was the lack of patience theContinue reading “Be bold. Be brief. Be gone.”

Moments of Leadership – the one where you just keep going

Going slow isn’t a failure, giving up is.

It can only go so badly…

It’s important, from time to time, for advocates to be reminded that their lobbying meetings can only go so badly. The reality of our work is that the worst response we can typically get is “no.” But sometimes that’s not the low water mark of a meeting. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve workedContinue reading “It can only go so badly…”

Prime time with POTUS

Are you planning on watching President Biden’s prime time address tonight? If not, why? Just a few years ago, asking that first question would prompt predictable responses. Viewership of those defining public moments was reliably high. But has it changed? I’d offer an observation to the administration about tonight’s address. Media has changed drastically –Continue reading “Prime time with POTUS”

Content Warning: This is a Sh!tty Post

The DEA is tracking our…

The Audacity to Lead

Going much further than simply inviting women to the party, we need to make sure they have a seat at the table!

Campaign in Poetry, Govern in Prose

This will not be the last “big deal” in this congress or administration to advance through budget reconciliation. The process has big implications for President Biden’s team…

Quit Apologizing for Living

I know the Thursday posts on this blog are typically devoted to advocacy. But I was caught in my tracks yesterday by a conversation with my spouse, and frankly it’s stuck in my craw. So this is a bit of a rant. In short, we were chatting about the challenges that working parents face withContinue reading “Quit Apologizing for Living”

It’s quiet…a little too quiet…

If you’re a parent, you’ve come to know the duplicitous nature of silence. At one and the same time, silence is a blessed reprieve and an ominous cloud on the horizon. But in those waking hours, silence leaves us asking “what could those little disaster factories be getting themselves into now?” Except when we canContinue reading “It’s quiet…a little too quiet…”