In-depth discussions on the issues that matter to America and our district.
Thoughtful analysis and policy proposals from N. Lee Plumb.
I spent my life turning around broken systems—on military deployments, in high-volume retail, and inside some of the most complex logistics operations on Earth. I've managed thousands, launched billion-dollar sites, and uncovered fraud, waste, and failure that others ignored.
I didn't get silenced by the government. I got throttled by a machine.
I've cleaned up operations floors so broken they were bleeding money. I've untangled process knots that choked thousand-person teams. And I've learned one unshakeable truth: Complexity always protects the powerful.
Incompetence isn't the biggest threat in government. It's the deliberate use of time as a weapon against citizens.
By now, you've seen the pattern: People vote. Legislators act. Judges veto. And somehow, we're told this is democracy working as intended.
My daughter didn't get into the University of Texas. She had the grades. She had the scores. She had the extracurriculars. But she didn't get in.