As the countdown to the political main event of 2020 draws closer, the question for many anti-war voters remains: Will there be anybody on the ballot this November advocating for a foreign policy based on non-violence, diplomacy and non-interventionism?
Parents will often tell their children to dream big, shoot for the stars, that the opportunities provided by the American dream are endless and that in the face of a bright tomorrow, even they could grow up to be president.
How do people make choices? It's a complicated question that philosophers have been pondering for millennia. But it turns out that wisdom and experience can be found outside of the ivory tower and Ted Talks. For me it was working as a mall cop. Seriously.
Ask anyone standing outside of a grocery store who they know is running for president against Donald Trump in 2020 and you'll probably hear all kinds of answers. One name nobody would utter: Bill Weld.