The greed of the many (and extraordinary greed of a few) for power and money demands we try our best to comprehend what all the daily shouting and screaming around us actually means. Because money and power are not that easy to obtain, fraud and outrageous lies are the standby strategies of the unscrupulous sociopaths who smile—while betraying us. Criminality and cupidity of all types flourishes in every niche of our country today, and the most successful and clever crooks and liars have a sad tendency to become our leaders. This is not a new phenomenon, unfortunately. Aesop, the ancient Greek storyteller who lived between 619 BC and 563 BC, observed “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” Of course, in our Constitutional Republic, we presume to elect our leaders, but they are, if we drill down a bit, often Read more