It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety. In the cutthroat world of geopolitics, subtlety has often been the calling card of the cunning and the concealed
"A rich man told me recently that a liberal is a man who tells other people what to do with their money." - Imamu Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones) In a recent conversation with a prominent figure in the financial world, a statement was made that resonated deeply with the ideologies of the late Imamu Amiri Baraka, also known as Leroi Jones
"I like paying taxes. With them I buy civilization." - Oliver Wendell Holmes Oliver Wendell Holmes, the renowned American poet, physician, and sometime diplomat, once offered a perspective on taxation notable for its apparent lack of modern political hypocrisy: "I like paying taxes
A candidate is a person who gets money from the rich and votes from the poor to protect them from each other. In a scathing critique of modern politics, a recent statement has shed light on the perceived role of politicians in today's society
"Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organisation of hatreds." - Henry Adams, "The Education of Henry Adams" In the realm of human interaction, few institutions have been as adept at harnessing and leveraging the diverse array of human emotions as politics
"It so happens that everything that is stupid is not unconstitutional." - Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia The notion that foolish or ill-advised actions are not necessarily unconstitutional was a sentiment expressed by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia
"But Huey, you PROMISED!" "Tell 'em I lied." In a recent political turn of events, longtime allies and former business partners, Huey and his associate, found themselves on opposite sides of a scandal that has rocked the small town of Meadowgrove