I always leave my calendar open this time of year, just in case I'm asked to deliver a commencement address to a university's graduating class. I'm not surprised that another year has passed with no invitation. My message isn't one that college administrations want their graduates to hear. For the most part, commencement addresses are reserved for communists, socialists and fascists. Conservatives and libertarians are rarely welcome. A survey of commencement speakers at graduation ceremonies found that Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin. I would wager that, even among those Republicans, self-indulgent appeals to pursue careers in public service will predominate. The poisonous implication is that those who enter the private sector and use their newly acquired skills to earn great wads of money are somehow morally inferior to those who seek careers in government. Nothing could be further from the truth/Michael Costello, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: What is the best piece of advice that you received as you were about to venture out into the world on your own?