Waving Documents: What We Can Learn From Trump

President Trump waved an agreement between the US government and Mexico. That inadvertently revealed things Mexico would have wanted hidden – at least for the time being. Press cameras captured the moment. Lesson learned? Don’t wave documents at the press, even if that would could look dramatic -that is unless you wanted to leak something…… Continue reading Waving Documents: What We Can Learn From Trump

Eternal vigilance as the price of liberty (a political meditation)

The above words were uttered by someone from those countries that have a huge tradition of fighting to keep liberty alive. This means that even there, they have to remain vigilant, lest their liberty be stolen from them. The nature of liberty is that it is a perishable commodity, so you have to restock your…… Continue reading Eternal vigilance as the price of liberty (a political meditation)