Good Thing Learned in the Past Six Months #3 America is the most powerful thing in the world, and maybe 5% of America knows it. Good Thing Learned in the Past Six Months #4 The X-Files were right. Trust no one. Read everything. Read The Economist, the New York Times, The Times of London, National Review. This relates to number five. Good Thing Learned in the Past Six Months #5 Balance is the future. Balance should be the goal. Taoism is right in this regard.