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And the folly of governments keeps on marching along
In perusing our overflowing bookshelves for something to read last weekend, I happened to pull out Barbara Tuchman’s The March of Folly, an old goldie from 1984. Oh my goodness, talk about the old saying, “History has a tendency to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Tuchman, Brexit, governments, history, leaders, leadership, March of Folly, New Brunswick, politics, poor decisions, self-interest, tariffs, Trump, war
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