by David Krell | Oct 13, 2020 | David Krell
Post hoc ergo propter hoc. When President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet inquires whether anyone in an Oval Office meeting knows the translation of this Latin bromide, Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman understands “post” (after) and “ergo” (therefore).[1] Chief of Staff Leo...
by David Krell | May 7, 2015 | David Krell
In the later episodes of The West Wing, Matt Santos, a Democratic congressman from Texas and a former Mayor of Houston took on Arnold Vinick, a veteran Republican senator from California for the presidency. Santos had just a few years in national politics. Three...