This is highly inappropriate. The argument should be based in principles and philosophies, not in political machinations motivated by a diplomat with a history degree.

Denis McDonough is not qualified or educated to understand what he is arguing against. He is a man standing for the wave of Establishment thinking without ever having offered an original thought of his own.

The idea that the White House could unduly influence Apple on this issue is frightening. The Chief of Staff should not be doing this. He yields ridiculous power; what if the next Tim Cook is weaker or the next Denis McDonough is even more authoritarian.

We should argue from principles and philosophies. This is a dangerous world we are creating. One where individual personalities dominate us and determine our freedom, instead of philosophies derived from reason and analytical thinking.

Truth should be defended with honor, while power blinds those from knowing there was ever such a thing as truth. What is right is not relative, there is only one correct answer here.