Doug Wilson is the co-author with Ed Feulner, President of the Heritage Foundation, of the New York Times bestseller, Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today. Newt Gingrich says of the book, “one of the most important to be published in this or any other year.” He is also the C.E.O of Next Solutions, Inc., an investment and advisory service for homebuilders around the country. He has worked as an advisor with the Heritage Foundation for over 7 years. He also served on the Advisory Board for Empower America, run by Jack Kemp and Bill Bennett. Prior to Next Solutions, Inc, Doug was a strategic advisor and facilitator in the development of fast growing and changing companies. He has worked with and spoken to multiple business leaders in the U.S. on the importance of developing a company that can be a highly adaptive, self-organizing, human system. Doug taught at the U.S.C. Graduate School of Business part time. He is married to his wife Karen and they have two children, Bryan, and Kayleigh. On a personal note, he has a passion for surfing, snowboarding, and classic guitar. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:41:55 GMT Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:41:55 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ If there's one priority we can all agree to in this country, it's getting us free from the use of gasoline in our automobiles. But how do we get there? What do real experts say is going to happen? I had the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2008/08/03/how_we_get_to_gas_free_autos_and_a_smog_free_sky b3bfa0c9-ffb6-4bc4-a7a4-c158688b906a Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:41:55 GMT The energy problem is not new. For the past thirty-five years, seven presidents, beginning with Richard Nixon, have called for the U.S. to free ourselves from dependence on foreign oil. We in fact have gone... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2008/06/30/the_missing_long_term_solution_to_the_energy_dilemma 4eeb6340-26e9-44c0-8ab7-6e246451f1c7 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:05:41 GMT "We must strip oil of its strategic significance." These words were spoken by Anne Korin, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) in her presentation before the House Committee of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2008/06/02/the_tipping_point_for_oil 6a49dd4d-1ec1-40b1-af57-f8f48b78e45f Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:37:01 GMT On January 1 of this year, the first Baby Boomers became eligible for early retirement Social Security benefits-the first drop in an inevitable demographic flood which, over the next 20 years, will bring 78 million... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2008/05/06/will_washington_heed_the_wake-up_call 13027e98-42ff-4761-9088-ae60c88711f4 Tue, 06 May 2008 15:25:10 GMT That was one of Newt Gingrich's most important messages in a brilliant speech delivered to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington last month. While the message may seem incongruous amid the fury... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2008/03/17/get_over_the_white_house 0910ec88-9d74-40bd-a39f-b3f251e6a614 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:01:00 GMT Americans may not agree on much between now and November, but we have reached a consensus about the importance of at least one issue: health care. In a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 76 percent of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2008/02/25/what_canada_tells_us_about_government_health_care 88062f27-fbfe-4ad4-bd9f-a4e004194063 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT Populism is all the rage these days. This election season we've heard it from both sides of the aisle, most despicably from a Democrat, John Edwards, and most dishearteningly from a Republican, Mike Huckabee. As the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2008/01/28/no_freedom_without_economic_freedom 926400b2-663e-4059-b993-5ad3982f39ea Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:00:07 GMT As we stand on the cusp of 2008, the Republican Party remains stuck in the throes of an identity crisis. Most Republican voters have an intuitive sense of this-even if they don't quite know what to do about it. GOP... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/12/31/why_romney_is_right_for_iowa,_america 62dcdf9c-505e-4be4-a936-c34b63f0e4c1 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT Taking on the educational establishment is like picking a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel-it simply isn't done. Mitt Romney apparently never got that memo. As governor of Massachusetts and on the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/12/24/romney's_education_plan_a_winning_formula 18d28e9e-f85a-4d4b-8e03-558348dbb743 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:01:00 GMT Democracy scored a huge victory earlier this month, one that the media has largely overlooked. Yahoo Inc., the Internet company made famous by their search engine, settled out of court with two Chinese journalists who... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/11/26/a_victory_for_freedom 3014992c-b4da-4d13-90fc-e43c22db0d43 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT At a time of great difficulty for Republicans, one might think that self-reliance, long a hallmark of the Grand Old Party, would fall out of favor with the American people. It would be fair to suspect that Americans... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/11/12/self-reliance_for_the_good_of_others e3e6c319-4e6b-47b6-b439-a054c7702274 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT The Americans for Prosperity Foundation held its' first-ever "Defending the American Dream Summit" in Washington last week. Billed as evidence of a "real and powerful national movement" to rein in "out-of-control... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/10/08/romneys_tax_free_savings_plan_a_boon_for_middle_class 718cc636-58a7-49a2-969e-d8cebec41919 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT Conservatives yield to no one in our criticisms of government. We ridicule bloated programs, lampoon inefficient management, and yearn for the day when private sector principles bring some measure of accountability to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/09/24/a_good_news_story_for_palestinians_-_and_public,_private_partnerships 90ccd161-914e-47d3-858d-47b73ae1134f Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT If you're like most Americans you probably don't spend much time thinking about Voice of America (VOA), our country's international broadcasting arm. But you should, for at least three reasons. First, it is responsible... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/09/03/voice_of_america_needs_english c8bd8d83-7c53-4085-9daf-8bd4572feb28 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT "The genius of Charlie Wick lies in his ability to recognize how changing information technology, especially satellite communications, has transformed the international political landscape. He understands the need... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/08/08/public_diplomacy cf819092-5e84-44b6-bdc8-22932d29f388 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:26:35 GMT The American brand is in trouble. Anecdotal evidence has led many of us to draw this conclusion for some time now, but a new Pew Global Attitudes Project poll confirms it-favorable opinion about America has declined in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/07/16/the_american_brand 29b84ac7-cb15-4b5d-a195-2a6d47d20b6f Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:22:09 GMT Recent polls in two crucial primary states--Iowa and New Hampshire--show that Mitt Romney has leapfrogged John McCain and Rudy Giuliani to claim momentum in the race for the Republican nomination for president. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/06/25/mitt_romneys_strength ede8259a-a4a9-4383-9200-8595a5e563ff Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT When Ed Feulner and I set out to write Getting America Right in 2005, we did so because we thought America-and the conservative movement that has done so much for her-had strayed off course. By proposing a six-point... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/05/14/getting_america_right 0b398ecb-d4e9-46ba-a2c2-e1f201ad139d Mon, 14 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT Tax Freedom Day arrived two days later this year than last, and Americans aren't happy about it. Fifty-eight percent of those surveyed in a Tax Foundation poll said that the amount of federal income tax they pay is too http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/04/30/tax_freedom_day 4c214c90-fc53-49c9-95a3-387abe169ed9 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:51:13 GMT Teachers are tasked with training tomorrow's leaders. In this country, that means equipping the next generation of Americans to succeed in fields such as law, medicine, business, teaching, and art. In the Middle East,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/04/16/mullahs_in_the_classroom 23e5a4e5-d50c-4f6f-ba65-b69a33d27ac4 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT In a recent column, George Will observed that "nostalgia for Ronald Reagan has become for many conservatives a substitute for thinking." Time Magazine's cover of March 26 is titled, "How The Right Went Wrong," and makes... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/03/19/nostalgic_for_leadership eebbd828-54bf-4fc0-9528-44b7744236f2 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:03:35 GMT America's fiscal house is in trouble. According to the 2006 report of the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, the two entitlement programs owe $37 trillion more in benefits than they will be able... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/03/05/think_ahead,_work_together d0cea83d-1921-4c98-92e5-02ee2ca02f3f Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT The military might of the United States is unrivaled in the modern world. Equal parts strong and skilled, disciplined and determined, the armed forces serve as the fulcrum for the preservation of America's freedom and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/02/19/cultural_strategies_on_the_war_on_terror d0535f55-f131-41a6-b8bc-a567037faa3b Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:00:44 GMT Few issues pique the interest of the American people like healthcare. Politicians know this and nobly attempt to solve America's health care problem. Once in a while good ideas emerge from this sausage factory:... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/02/04/market-driven_health_care_is_best 74d4f911-1d8c-4c85-8d55-cb8a1a279ed6 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:42:07 GMT Keith Olbermann is no stranger to cynicism, but he reached a new low this month when he described the hit television show 24 as the type of "fear tactic" "beloved" by the Bush administration, an exercise in "naked... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/01/28/three_truths_for_victory d0f8ba7b-0ff7-4a1b-8c80-6ff09396d412 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:57:01 GMT Experts say one of the most important and often neglected aspects of good decision making is the ability to step back and ask the question, "What have I learned in the recent past that will influence my planning for the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2007/01/01/what_i_learned_as_president_in_2006 9b52ff44-7df9-49e6-9e4f-6a3cc5ba2970 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT The Christmas season has always inspired me. It's a time for giving gifts, cherishing family, and reconnecting with old friends. It's a time for personal generosity and philanthropic giving. It's also a perfect time to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/12/18/giving_in_america__tis_the_season 60c5cbfe-8749-4979-b292-ab4f47906e9d Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT I'm a businessman. One thing I've learned: the customer always teaches me. If I listen carefully, even when it hurts, it's amazing how much value I can create by learning from my customer. The Republican party has a http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/11/24/learning_and_leadership_for_the_next_congress acd6202f-7e03-4792-b4d2-20304bd8abb5 Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:00:38 GMT After Arnold Schwarzenegger lost all four of the initiatives he sponsored in the California special election in 2005, he told the people of the Golden State that "I've heard you. I'm going to change." He did. Since prom http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/11/20/republicans_can_learn_from_arnold_based_on_his_results 0d212b8f-6729-4316-892c-112b3ffb0c19 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT Don't look now, but November 7th is approaching fast. For Democrats it can't come soon enough; they've got the lead and merely want to run out the clock before clinching victory. For Republicans it's more complicated;... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/10/30/v_squared_why_you_must_vote_and_volunteer 0c54ea36-01ae-4f57-9063-4c79f7954654 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT "Mitt who?" my friend asked. I said, "Come on, you know Mitt Romney, the governor of Massachusetts - the guy who passed an innovative health care bill that requires every person in his state to purchase a health... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/10/02/romney_for_president c0b655f5-c56e-44dd-8e21-3eb43062ab7c Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT It's not everyday that you have the opportunity to have breakfast with the man who might be the next leader of the free world, but that was exactly the position I was in last week when I was invited, along with about... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/09/18/breakfast_with_rudy a0a26526-7bae-4aa8-9a41-9830edbca122 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT The deep polarization that plagues American politics has also infected our thinking on globalization. If China continues its rapid economic ascent, the conventional thinking is that this is bad for America. I think... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/08/20/wake_up_america_-_four_ways_to_compete_with_china f8d12bf7-01b1-47a2-9ab4-653e95f7c06f Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT America is facing the biggest battle of her life in the next three decades. No, I'm not talking about Islamic terrorism; I'm talking about global competition. A recent Business Week cover story tells us to "Be Afraid,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/08/07/wake_up_america! faab6fdc-b503-4cdf-9bae-7804a2c28090 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT Blamers. Idiots. Morons. These and other invectives are often used to describe the "other side" in the battle royal that is modern politics. It is downright fashionable in 2006 to push the envelope of extremism just far... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/07/24/a_culture_of_civility 9d855ac7-9035-46a1-8392-397f52f1cdab Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT With the stroke of a pen last week, financial giant Warren Buffett donated $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and changed the philanthropic world as we know it. Buffett's contribution makes the Gates... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/07/03/buffett_verses_katrina 91e073b1-8a33-403a-832d-9db1e16bc4e0 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT Summer before last, the fish weren't jumpin' and the federal Bonneville Power Administration in Portland, Oregon, had to do something about it. To save an endangered species of salmon, the agency released water from its... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/06/19/no_more_$385_million_fish cd86e456-0162-4ea9-8006-2507db8db77e Mon, 19 Jun 2006 04:04:00 GMT As I write this, Congress is well on its way toward passing one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 21st century. The timing is perfect: America has never needed immigration reform as desperately as it... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/05/29/a_defining_moment_on_immigration f1869068-5cb6-4a01-88aa-541fab9a08fa Mon, 29 May 2006 04:04:00 GMT In a classic essay on the decline and collapse of the Roman Empire, British classicist Gilbert Murray contends that Romans suffered from a "failure of nerve." With barbarian hordes amassing on their borders,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/05/19/failure_of_nerve a1cb3ba9-bb7f-4359-8bd8-b725d9f9c7e0 Fri, 19 May 2006 04:04:00 GMT Protests over proposed immigration reforms raged across the country last week, bringing to light the elephant that has been in the room for some time now: illegal immigration. What to do?For starters, we must move... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/04/10/does_it_unify_us 2c77a929-6eff-4fdf-9eab-d59c77acf955 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:03:00 GMT The controversy surrounding the now defunct Dubai port deal was more circus than study in seriousness. Even still, it was noteworthy for its ability to make politicians and citizens consider, if only disingeniously,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/03/31/americas_safety_comes_first a03a8e00-162e-4b07-97a0-361fa4d8fc4c Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:05:00 GMT In America, we’ve been blessed with unprecedented prosperity for over 200 years. Credit it to the blessings of God and a potent mixture of innovative minds, self-reliant souls and plentiful natural resources.Such... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/03/21/a_more_prosperous_future 8376860e-6004-466c-8583-81ce95ecbad3 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:05:00 GMT The importance of personal responsibility is taught everyday in American classrooms, churches and at dinner tables and ball fields—everywhere, it seems, but Washington, DC. There, in the shadows of monuments to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/03/15/lets_be_responsible 9094f023-c751-4f7c-8333-dd2ff726972e Wed, 15 Mar 2006 04:06:00 GMT Remember the satisfaction of receiving your first paycheck? I know I do. My first job was as a construction worker, and I’ll never forget depositing that hard-earned cash in my very own bank account. I was 15... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/03/10/self-reliance_matters 348c9223-3c38-4cfe-88f4-54e0fb7cb0dd Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:06:00 GMT Americans move fast. We dream, plan, and build all in the blink of an eye. At times, our pursuit of progress consumes us; we get so caught up with making things bigger or better that we forget about making things right.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougWilson/2006/03/09/none_of_your_business 73387ebd-56e4-4038-a1cd-18e0b6690ac8 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 05:04:00 GMT