TR EMERITUS

I'm reading ancient Greek literature and history as our Presidential election campaign enters its last weeks. I now have some doubts about how we choose candidates. The Greeks had a clearer vision than we have. For instance, they observe that failure does not imply ineptitude. Think about Oedipus. He serves as the prototype... 

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The Elected President holds the second key to our reserves. But who holds the first? It can’t be the government (Cabinet) since they are requesting the money. In a representative democracy, as in ours, parliament holds the first key. They represent the people and gives the people’s consent when the government wants to draw...