Gouya Roshan From Darkness to Light

The State Treasury Is Not the Exclusive Property of Presidents There is a common misconception about politicians around the world: the assumption that they own all the money held in the public treasury and can spend it however they wish. Yet this money comes from the pockets of citizens—from the taxes they pay today to secure a better future for themselves and their children. Therefore, a simple question arises: Do politicians have the right to decide, without consulting the people, how the money that determines their future should be spent? If a government wants to assist another country, it can at least provide a loan. Why should it donate the entire national budget? Is the public treasury the private property of the government, the prime minister, and the president? Of course not. The national budget is not the private property of the government, and politicians do not own the public treasury. Although governments possess decision-making authority, they must not forget that they di...

When Trump’s Words and Decisions Are Strangers to Each Other We should be wary of a politician who cannot reconcile his words with his actions—someone who constantly makes statements that he later has to change or abandon. When such a person is the President of the United States, the problem is no longer limited to his personality or speaking style. Every sentence he utters can become a political, economic, or even military decision. The problem with Trump is not simply that he talks too much. The problem is that, in his politics, the line between statements, threats, promises, and spontaneous decisions has become so blurred that it is increasingly difficult to determine which statements are false and which ones should actually be taken seriously. Today, he may speak about ending a crisis, only to speak about continuing it tomorrow. He may talk about imposing economic pressure on others, while that pressure ultimately comes back to American consumers. He may speak about America’s power...