Speed Read

We need less sound bites and more substance. One of the phrases that gets tossed around the dinner table pretty regularly up here that I actually agree with is the old adage, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” If only our leaders would crack open a history book.

And even when I disagree with someone who knows their history, at least we can have an intelligent conversation about nuance and perspective, rather than just being hammered by a talking point that he doesn’t even understand.

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