Pete Havel

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Author | Lobbiest | Consultant — Sr. Counsel of Public Affairs

Pete Havel is the author of The Arsonist in the Office, experienced lobbyist, political consultant and crisis communications professional who has served numerous leading business advocacy organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business and Associated Builders and Contractors. Pete grew up in Massachusetts, but now calls Texas home, along with his family. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from Baylor University and is a graduate of the Institute for Organizational Management. Early in his career, he also served as producer of two radio talk programs and one news/issues TV talk show in the Boston market. Pete serves as a Sr. Counsel of Public Affairs for a leading communications firm. With skills sharpened in the toughest, bare-knuckled professional environments, Havel is committed to helping leaders and organizations boldly face their challenges and provide tools that sharpen ‘smart skills’ that improve performance, protect careers and organizational cultures.

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The Arsonist in the Office

The Arsonist in the Office is your survival guide for enduring the toxic workplace (and toxic people) and a call to action for a bold new approach to...

Featured on: Thursday, April 18, 2019

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September 18, 2026

Penna Dexter

Explaining NEET

A young conservative Anglican, who goes by the pseudonym Crier in the Wilderness, has an essay at Virtue Online that attempts to explain a category of young men who are not in a good place. They are N...

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Kerby Anderson

Birth Tourism

Although the Supreme Court reaffirmed that birthright citizenship is constitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment, there is the related issue of birth tourism. Unfortunately, the media tends to confl...

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September 17, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Message to Students

Emily Austin recently spoke at the Christians United for Israel conference. She had a message for the students protesting America and calling for revolution. First, she asked them if they “have an...

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