What's stupid is to project his political genius (which it is) onto his abilities to manage, negotiate and govern. Eg did Boris Johnson's campaigning skills translate to running the country… (View Post)

An example I always think of is Bobby Fischer. A stone cold genius at chess, stratospheric IQ, yet at the same time a dumbo antisemite prone to believing complete nonsense such as that the Holocaust … (View Post)

Yes, I meant our situation. Politicians to treasure? It's rare but I'm capable of it. They'd need to (mainly) share my views and be someone I see as honest, kind, hard working and capa… (View Post)

There's an argument that show put him on the way to the WH. For years he was beamed into living rooms as this tough personable guy who knew how the world worked and got things done. When you lis… (View Post)

Serious answer, yes. In this context, I would. (View Post)