Author Biographies
J. Chris Davala, President — SMARTALK, Inc. — delivered strong encouragement, written and editorial prowess, and collaboration in the creation of this essay. His identification of the existential crisis facing Americans and their leaders, based upon mistakes observed and lessons learned over two decades as a broadcast journalist and three decades as an executive communication consultant within the public and private sectors, created the impetus for this project.
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Jack T. Scully, entrepreneur, businessman, and author, co-founded Ascension Technology Corporation, an electronic device company that grew from a two-man startup to a professional corporation with a global sales presence. His company’s extensive federal relationships over two decades gave him unique citizen insight into the big problems of Big Government. He conducted much of the research supporting this essay’s contentions and co-wrote the document.








