In the Absence of Solutions, at Least the Right Questions
Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, dear members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of Ukraine and citizens of the world. This year, the entire Ukrainian nation was waiting for the …
A Food Pricing Problem Now. Next Year, a Food Availability Problem.
Thank you very much. President Linton, thank you. The hospitality has been remarkable. We have so many mutual friends and to be here I feel like I’m among family and …
When the History of Our Era Is Written, What Will Be Said of Us?
Thank you, Jonathan (Greenblatt), and thank you all. I want to start by expressing my gratitude to Pfizer’s 80,000 purpose-driven colleagues. They are among the most courageous people I have …
Here Are the Proposals of Ukraine
Dear President Widodo! Dear colleagues! The world’s majority, which stands with us! I address you in Ukrainian, but in front of each of you on the table you will find …
Draw Down the Lightning
I. Let the experiment be made! Let the experiment be made. With those words, Benjamin Franklin put his pen down for the day. I imagine him looking over his personal …
I Will Unite Our Country, Not With Words, But With Action
Good morning, I have just been to Buckingham Palace and accepted His Majesty the King’s invitation to form a government in his name. It is only right to explain why …
Writers of the Lost Art: A Locknote Address on the Future of Speechwriting
Thank you, Jo Ann, and David. It’s nice to be back together after two years of virtual conferences brought on by the pandemic and still be able to have many …
Western Elites Deny National Sovereignty and International Law
Dear citizens of Russia, citizens of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, residents of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, deputies of the State Duma, and senators of the Russian Federation! …
Three Categories for the Songs I Write
Well hi. I want to say thank you to [Bart Herbison, the NSAI’s executive director] for introducing me in such a generous way and I want to say thank you …
A Union That Stands Strong Together
Madam President, Honourable Members, My fellow Europeans, Never before has this Parliament debated the State of our Union with war raging on European soil. We all remember that fateful morning …