Will Rogers demonstrated critical thinking with grace

By Paul F. Petrick

The Aug. 15 Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage would have been perfect for Will Rogers.

The cowboy comedian got miles of material out of the post-World War I peace and disarmament conferences during his heyday, which tragically ended along with his life in an Alaskan plane crash exactly 90 years before the Trump-Putin powwow.

Like today’s conferees, Rogers and aviation pioneer Wiley Post were in Alaska seeking ways to bring the United…

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