Janurary 1, 2026 Introduction

The key to building a superstar is to keep their mouth shut. To reveal an artist to the people can be to destroy him.

To the extent that a democratic society gives its citizens the chance to speak in their own voices and listens to what they have to say, it gives itself the chance not only of discovering its multiple glories and triumphs but also of surviving its multiple follies and crimes.

The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very