re: #4 Sionainn

John Adams is seriously one of my favorite Presidents (though more as a person than President).

If you think he’s impressive, read a biography or two of Teddy Roosevelt (one of my favorite Presidents, both as person and office!).

That sure doesn’t happen today with the average American…maybe some reading, but even less writing out thoughts and ideas and suggestions and theories.

I seriously put some of the blame here to the feet of radio, but more to the feet of cinema/TV.

Anything that lets you disengage parts of your brain should be mildly suspect.