Over Reaction
“It is common to over react.” “Like the tourists who cancel holidays in Greece because a bomb has gone off in Cairo.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of Health S... Read More
Leading an Elephant
“Using tender words and kindness, you can lead an elephant with a hair.” Iranian Wisdom... Read More
Immigration Policy
“If the U.S. were to design an immigration policy from scratch that would most hurt growth it would be much like our current one.” Rich Karlgaard, Publisher Forbes Magazine... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Whitesmith
Whitesmith Noun: A person who make things out of tin. Example: “The whitesmith snipped tin to make an exhaust duct.” You thought you had me didn’t you.... Read More
Meritocracy?
“Your faith that American society is a meritocracy is probably directly proportional to how close you are to the top.” Jim Geraghty NR... Read More
Good Deeds
“The ‘joy’ received by doing a good deed is the only reward that won’t lessen it.” Seneca This is one of a series of quotations collected from a book by Leo Tolstoy by my... Read More