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Michael is a professional leader in the fields of energy investments, complex commercial deals, and sustainability with extensive international experience. His personal interests span from socio-political issues, history, and culture.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes and the Old Ironsides
By michael on 29/07/2005
In 1830, young Oliver Holmes wrote a contradictive poem entitled ‘The Old Ironsides’. The poem was about a United States Navy battleship USS Constitution that was about to be dismantled. This fictional script adopts the setting similar to that of a television talkshow. Although the characters represented in the script are not completely accurate and some even blundered for comedy effects, the facts about Mr Holmes and USS Constitution are real.
Category: History
Merit-based vs. Populistic Government?
A hypothesis:
A merit-based government could be perceived less successful in good times because it does not give what the people “want”, but protect their “needs”.
Whereas in times of crisis, the merit-based government is able to deliver what the people truly needs.