Subject: Thoughts on Inspiring Public Engagement
From: "Paul Laudicina" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:00:55 -0500

Dear Hunter,
  
As the summer winds down for many of us, I wanted to share with you the two columns I posted, in case you missed them. I posted the first one (“Trump, Brexit and a Runaway World - http://www.forbes.com/sites/paullaudicina/2016/06/20/trump-brexit-and-a-runaway-world/#789c38ac5322”) way back in June just on the eve of the momentous Brexit vote, but I share it because I believe it is still quite relevant today. The second (“Are We in a ‘Best of Times’ or ‘Worst of Times’ World - http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/paullaudicina/2016/08/29/are-we-in-a-best-of-times-or-worst-of-times-world/&refURL=&referrer=#467f4bac74dd”), posted earlier this week, is one of three outtakes (the next two to come later this month) from a recent commencement address I had the honor to give at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business.  
 
Both of these columns reflect on the urgent need to galvanize public opinion around not accepting bombast, drift, or at worst, reckless and wanton reverse of the genuine progress so many have worked so hard to achieve over the last two generations. In many of our countries the millennial generational cohort is increasingly in the driver’s seat. If the shrill political dialogue at work in too many of our countries compels them to tune out (as, regrettably, many did with the Brexit vote), then we will mortgage our future to the strident fringes on both left and right. Prosperity, stability and meeting the real needs of the people hang in the balance.
 
As always, I welcome your input and dialogue on these critical questions.
 
Regards,
  
Paul

Paul A. Laudicina
Chairman, Global Business Policy Council
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