That is high praise indeed. Moynihan was a highly perceptive scholar and statesman, but despite his gifts he took the trouble to really understand the problems of the poor. Years ago, he was also a friend of my parents in London. I am told he bounced me on his knee.
Indeed he was. I recall that he rather gracefully disagreed with members of both parties on established bipolar (pun intended) political positions with real knowledge and clear reasoning.
Isn't this the very definition of dystopia? "Did I really see what my lying eyes told me? The 2020 election was stolen and the 2022 partly as well? Did 6 million really die from Covid when hospitals get paid for saying they did? And what should I call my Substack, "Fish out of the water?" "Rantings of an idiot?" There is already a Michael Smith so I can't use my name, maybe Mike Smith...
Without authorization, I'm awarding you the (unofficial) Daniel Patrick Moynihan award for this article.
That is high praise indeed. Moynihan was a highly perceptive scholar and statesman, but despite his gifts he took the trouble to really understand the problems of the poor. Years ago, he was also a friend of my parents in London. I am told he bounced me on his knee.
Indeed he was. I recall that he rather gracefully disagreed with members of both parties on established bipolar (pun intended) political positions with real knowledge and clear reasoning.
Hear hear. Mr Baskerville is invariably right on the money.
Isn't this the very definition of dystopia? "Did I really see what my lying eyes told me? The 2020 election was stolen and the 2022 partly as well? Did 6 million really die from Covid when hospitals get paid for saying they did? And what should I call my Substack, "Fish out of the water?" "Rantings of an idiot?" There is already a Michael Smith so I can't use my name, maybe Mike Smith...