Where Are the Best and the Brightest?
Did anyone really doubt that the vaccine distribution would be a bureaucratic nightmare, that people would cheat to "cut the line," and that everyone would point fingers toward someone else? Just thinking logically, not politically, it's hard to imagine larger
A Ray of Hope
I was very moved by the inauguration, by the ceremony, the continuity over centuries, by President Biden's excellent speech, by Lady Gaga's joyful rendition of the National Anthem. I was moved by the young, energetic, youth poet laureate, Amanda Gorman.
The Triumph of Democracy
Let me make a contrarian point here: I think the decision to let the energy of the mob wane, bring in the police in force later and clear the place, and then the continuation of the vote certification, were outstanding
You Don’t Have to Call Me “Doctor.” “The Prince” is fine.
Joseph Epstein, who is an American writer and editor and author of quite a few books, recently wrote an incendiary column published in the Wall Street Journal op ed page, castigating Dr. Jill Biden for using "doctor" as an honorific, even though
But Whose IQ?
I attended a virtual political meeting last evening of 20 strong supporters of a successful and very accomplished incumbent. One of the participants actually said that anyone who supported the other party was someone with an IQ below 70 and
Vaccine
Amidst all the bad news, election, and restrictions and polarization: Developing a vaccine for a new illness within a year and distributing it within 30 days of final testing with over 90% efficacy is very impressive. If we can do
Health and/or Safety
Nations seem to be in an existential battle about whether it's better to make every single inhabitant safe but unhappy, or happy but unsafe.
Blah, Blah, Blah
As I look back at the Democratic and Republican primaries, 2016 and this past year, I'm bewildered by the reality that people can get to the top of their party's attention and be such horrible debaters and speakers. They range
Yes or No?
Imagine a client asking a "yes or no" question that we refused to answer? "Will you be talking to our customers in this project?" "This project is a far better approach than your last consultant used, and I can't begin to tell
Please, Just Answer the Question
When candidates for office are asked what their approach to an issue would be, and they answer by attacking their opponent's position, and that tells me nothing. Imagine if a buyer asked you how you would approach a problem and you
