On Optimism: A Chant of Darkness

On Optimism: A Chant of Darkness

On Optimism: A Chant of Darkness     By Cynthia Chung is the President of the Rising Tide Foundation   “So my optimism is no mild and unreasoning satisfaction. A poet once said I must be happy because I did not see the bare, cold present, but lived in a...
Could America Have a French-Style Revolution?

Could America Have a French-Style Revolution?

Could America Have a French-Style Revolution?       Combine all these factors and the result is a potentially volatile mixture awaiting a catalyst.   In the past, I reckoned the odds of America experiencing a revolution akin to France 1789 were low...
A Criminal of Purpose

A Criminal of Purpose

A Criminal of Purpose       Preparation aches and the myopic lens of ‘survive at all costs.’         Become a criminal of purpose. Put yourself in jail, and extricate yourself by your own wisdom.   — Miyamoto Musashi...