SCENE: Lobby of a downtown Citibank. The bank manager -- an officious, middle-aged woman in a dark blue business suit -- is talking to two young employees in sloppy shirts and cheap ties.
WOMAN: I just read this really inspiring story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to do, and Everybody was asked to do it. But Everybody didn't do it, because he thought Somebody would do it. Then Anybody said he could do it, but Nobody did it. And Nobody said --
[Confused pause.] Wait. Everybody said --
No, Somebody said --
You know, maybe it's better if you read it yourself.
ONE OF THE GUYS: Yeah, I think that's probably right.
The Obama Doctrine
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This is a repost from 2016. There is a novella in the current issue of The
Atlantic, The Obama Doctrine. It is written by Jeffrey Goldberg. The
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