'Boss Lincoln' Reminds Us that Abraham Lincoln Didn't Float Into the Presidency but Clawed His Way There

'Boss Lincoln' reminds us that Abraham Lincoln didn't float into the presidency but clawed his way there

You can believe something all your life and then, confronted with new evidence, suddenly realize how ridiculous your thinking was.Well, I can anyway. Many people cling to error as if their lives depend on it. Maybe they do. To me, the ability to admit being wrong is not a flaw but a superpower.Had you previously asked me to describe the rise of Abraham Lincoln, I'd have said something about young Abe writing letters with coal on the back of a sh…

“Boss Lincoln” reminds us that Abraham Lincoln didn’t float into the presidency, but clawed his way there

You can believe something all your life and then, confronted with new evidence, suddenly realize how ridiculous that thinking was. Well, I can anyway. Many people cling to error as if their lives depend on it. Maybe they do. To me, the ability to admit being wrong is not a flaw but a superpower. Had you previously asked me to describe the rise of Abraham Lincoln, I’d have said something about young Abe writing letters with coal on the back of a …