All my life I've been in love with History. I learned at an early age that if you love reading you can live a thousand lifetimes and if you're wise you have the opportunity to learn from the mistakes of others. I've certainly experienced the former while unfortunately not doing much of the latter.
My love of History metastasized into a love of Political Science. These two intellectual "Loves of my Life" have given me countless hours of joy lost in reading, mired in thinking, and entertained by speculation.
Now as I enter what are called the golden years, though I believe they might be made of brass, having spent several decades teaching both subjects I feel a need to share some insights not on particulars but instead on something that is usually disparaged and often dismissed, generalities.
