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Am I a strange person?
Are you strange? Not at all. In fact, what you are demonstrating is A) an admirable love of your country. B) An appreciation of your nation's history and C) an appreciation of both its' strengths... Society & Politics
Do you trust the police?
Yes, definitely. No joke, when I was no more than 5 years old, I can remember my mother telling my younger brother and me, "If you kids get thrown in jail you can expect to stay there because I... Society & Politics
Can you people stop acting like you know what you're talking about?
Well, without being more specific I am not sure that I can answer your question - if such an outburst can be called - in any meaningful way. That said, I can only offer my credentials. For my... Society & Politics
Is there anyone else here who, like me, doesn't trust either 'side' of politics?
Woodrow Wilson - to be sure, not one of my favorites - said that one principle of democratic self-government is that someone somewhere must be trusted. Quite simply, democracy at some level... Society & Politics
How do you feel about Princess Kate’s announcement?
It is - at the most human level - very sad and one wishes the Princess good health and a full recovery. However, although I am an American I am an admirer of the institution of constitutional... Society & Politics
What's your stance on Marijuana?
The British political philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke said, "The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please. We ought see what it will please them to do before we... Society & Politics
What do you think of this rap that denounces the place our phones and social networks have taken in our modern lives?
Well, I am not really a rap fan - I am more a jazz guy as well as 80s pop - but this works for me. A nice bit of social satire in which I - a guy who still carries a flip-phone and yearns for the... Society & Politics
Even if it's fashionable to criticize NATO, I sincerely believe that NATO serves American interests very strongly. Do you think I'm wrong?
You are entirely correct. The lesson of two world wars and the Cold War taught the United States that isolation, domination of the Western Hemisphere, and two broad oceans are not sufficient to... Society & Politics
Would you say your open minded?
Generally, yes. However, as G. K. Chesterton said, "The purpose of an open mind, like an open mouth, is to close it down again upon something hard." Open mindedness does not mean the abandonment... Society & Politics
Are you a child at heart or did you outgrow it?
Actually, even when I was a child I wasn't. True story. I was in my 30s and having a conversation with my mother and one of our neighbors. (I had moved out years ago, obviously, but was visiting... Society & Politics
At the moment I feel morally ill, what do you do in this kind of situation to help you get back on track?
First, I am relieved to hear that you are at least not depressed. Please take care of yourself. It is a funny thing, we only know each other through this site, but I think very well of you and... Society & Politics
Why did Biden outright lie?
Actually, what Mr. Trump said was that, when he was President. he told those NATO allies that failed to meet the 2% of GDP defense spending goal that he would let Russia take them over. This was... Society & Politics
Were you satisfied with President Biden’s State of the Union address?
As a political staffer who has actually attended a few State of the Union addresses going all the way back to President Reagan's last one in 1988, and having watched all of them going back to the... Society & Politics
My next Mytakes will be on Clémenceau and after, I'm doing a Mytakes on Napoleon, not on Napoleon life but to explain his actions, are you interested?
Yup! Put me down for both - especially Clemenceau. As I have mentioned before, I find it curious how a leader who got France through what was arguably its' worst war in history seems to have been... Society & Politics
France, 1st country in the World , to enshrine abortion Rights in constitution. What image does this send of France & its society?
Well, it is clear that France has rejected the influence of the Catholic Church in its' national life and in that sense it is the logical outgrowth of the principles of the French revolution.... Society & Politics
Are you afraid of public speaking?
Actually, surprisingly not. I work in politics so, suffice to say, public speaking is part of the game. However, as with anything, if you do your homework and prep a bit, public speaking becomes... Society & Politics
Macron has made it clear that sending ground troops to Ukraine is not out of the question. Do you think this is serious?
Well, as I only have your viewpoint to go on, it is difficult to come to any other conclusion than President Macron is jus engaging in bluster. That said, France remains a major power that plays a... Society & Politics
Do you believe that Traditional conservatives and progressives are two sides of the same coin and tend to agree with each other more than disagree?
Well, the terms as used in the United States don't quite mean what they have meant historically. In fact, the imprecision of such terms in a contemporary context have tended to lead not to fewer... Society & Politics
Do you trust all politicians?
The question is a bit overbroad. Do I trust ALL politicians? The obvious answer is no. No more than I trust ALL people in general. Such a level of trust would not likely be rewarded as not ALL... Society & Politics
Do you have a positive or negative image of France?
Generally positive. Of course, like all human societies, it has its' flaws and weaknesses. However, overall, France is a sophisticated, complex country that has, on balance, been a net benefit to... Society & Politics
