I wanted to be a veterinarian and go to school in Boston. It didn't quite work out that way, and I ended up joining the Navy as a suggestion of my big brother. It was really awesome - and I didn't realize it at the time, -but provided a lot of leadership and followership teamwork opportunities.

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

A functioning robust democracy requires a healthy educated participatory followership and an educated morally grounded leadership.