Open letter to President Trump Dear Mr. President, You need to inspire the nation if you want to win. Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberly Strassel, in the June 12th edition of that paper, writes that too often you are running against yourself. Amidst a pandemic, mass unemployment, riots, and demonstrations, the country yearns for “calm […]
Instant test for imbecility
by Richard Schulman Readers will be grateful to learn there’s now an instant test for imbecility. Any politician or commentator who uses the all-time cliché of all clichés, “speaking truth to power,” is a Certified Imbecile®. Such an individual by way of cost savings could be replaced by an AI-powered robot. Few would notice the […]
Chile and the importance of ideas
by Richard Schulman Developments in Chile underline the importance of ideas, an insight that needs to be taken up by President Trump and congressional Republicans no less than by Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera. Chile has the highest standard of living of any country in Latin America and is on the verge of becoming Latin America’s […]