Author Archives: Mike Maharrey

My Biggest Challenge: Script Writing

I do a lot of writing here at the TAC – everything from bill reports to in-dept historical articles. But video scripts are by far my biggest writing challenge.

Tracking, Tracking, Tracking

Up until about a year-and-a-half ago, I worked at a local TV station. The news director there was obsessed with the meteorologists saying the word “tacking” – as in “we’re tracking a storm system,” or “We tracking a streak of sunny days.” It actually got to the point of  being ridiculous and every time I…

A Few Phone Calls Can Make a Difference

Have you ever called your representative or senator in D.C.?

I did a few of times back in the day. On every occasion, the experience went something like this:

Making a Difference

Confession time…

Sometimes this Tenth Amendment work is discouraging.

We’re Making Progress!

Political activism can be a grind. Day-to-day I spend a lot of time dealing with what my wife calls “the crisis of the moment.” There are always new attacks on our work, new angles of  opposition and just the daily challenges thrown up by the legislative process. Honestly, it can get discouraging. So every once in a while, it’s good to just stop, take a deep breath and look at how far you’ve come.

Educating for Liberty

I recently got a vivid reminder of the importance of the basic constitutional education we do here at the TAC.