"SIR – The opportunity to yet again bewail the disappearance of the “real” John McCain was obviously too good for you to pass up. You implied that the self-proclaimed maverick ended up trusting his advisers way too much. The source for the term “maverick” is Samuel Maverick, a 19th-century pioneer in Texas who left his calves unbranded. This was unconventional at the time because whoever found the calf could appropriate and sear it with his own brand. One way or another, this quaint meaning of “maverick” seems to capture the “real” Mr McCain pretty well." Ranko Bon, Motovun, Croatia - Marko Bon
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(my father's fourth published letter to the Economist this year !) - Marko Bon
Very cool to learn the origins of "Maverick". - Mike Reynolds
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“is there a list of who to follow on Twitter broken up by industry?”
For example, right now watching a small city of Chinese people dismantling a city brick by brick because a new damn will flood the area. 1.1 million people will be displaced. The damn will generate 84 billion kilowatts of energy annually. etc. The scale is overwhelming. China dude, CHINA. - Marko Bon
