“I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.”
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Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie Nelson tapes and watched old baseball games on the Classic Sports network. And, tell you the truth, I have done that for maybe about five total minutes.
A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place.
A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.
