Observation #3: The Broken Ladder

Climb the ladder, some say.

Take it to the top.

This is the American Dream.

After thirty-some-odd years of climbing, I quit. I sent a letter of resignation to the keepers of that ladder, told them things seemed a bit rickety and I’d like to go build my own ladder from more solid wood. On the other side, I noted the men who’ve climbed that ladder of the American Dream: political strongmen like President Trump; charlatans like Paige Patterson; corporate schemers like [fill in the blank with any...