[Opinion] Mark Twain on ‘idiot’ politicians and our current predicament

Mark Twain on ‘idiot’ politicians and our current predicament

"We are by long odds the most ill-mannered nation, civilized or savage, that exists on the planet today. Our president stands for us like a colossal monument."

Introduction Mark Twain is one of the most beloved writers in the United States. Fewer people know, however, that before becoming a writer, he was a journalist and essayist for various newspapers and that he built his characters based on the reports he wrote for the newspapers. For Mark Twain, journalism was a field that helped him to […]