Friday, February 3, 2017

Short letter about how complex problems and simple solutions don't always mix


President Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington DC  20500
3 February 2017 

Dear President Trump, 

As I suspect you know from your business dealings, problems are rarely simple, and when you apply simple solutions (an immediate travel ban) to complex problems (terrorism), you end up with problems that are more complex than you started with.   

The Dakota Access Pipeline; our relationships with Australia, Mexico, and Palestine; health care, our education system – all of these are very complex problems that require thoughtful decisions and complex solutions.  I encourage you to take the time to respond to these issues with careful wisdom, considering implications and consequences to all involved. 

Sincerely,
 
 

Bill Boerman-Cornell

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