Wisdom has fallen out of fashion, and the consequences of that are plainly obvious all around us. Our policymakers and political leaders increasingly have no real-world experience. Case in point is the Federal Reserve. The Fed is staffed and run by very intelligent people, all of whom went to the same schools, got the same knowledge, and have no actual experience.
Is it any wonder Putin would believe the West would be too weak to stand up to him? For years Europe has turned a blind eye and empowered him by relying on Russia for their fossil fuels. Why? Because of a childlike view of climate change. The climate is like most of our subjects today – you are either on one side of the sandbox or the other.
