I believe the ability to make wise choices derives from the factual information one has amassed. The amount of factual information one has amassed depends upon several factors.

Number 1: COGNITIVE ABILITY. This is the ability to understand information and to be able to recognize the difference between good information and bad information.

Number 2: EXPOSURE. This means how and when information is garnered; and at what speed the information is delivered and absorbed.

Number 3: EXPERIENCE. Information is best assessed over time as options emerge. Judgments as to the value of information are sounder when the basis of the information is witnessed first-hand (not via hearsay). Hearsay (history) is only available from living witnesses or through their recordings of events or data and must be confirmed.

Number 4: JUDGMENT: The process of judgment requires one to choose the best information available and weigh any options. Only information which can be viewed objectively should be considered. Basing any judgment on information from a subjective point of view renders any judgment moot.

Number 5: PRAGMATISM. The final step prior to implementing a wise choice is to determining whether it has a significant chance of success when practically applied.

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is not yet 30 years of age. She brings simplistic, unqualified ideas to make choices regarding national affairs. Subjectivity is all she has at this point. She graduated cum laude from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree. It’s a good beginning. She knows theory, but has no experience with practical application. Clearly she is intelligent. So is my 4 year old grandson. He knows how super heroes can save the world. I wonder if New York would vote for him in 2020.