I'm in my 30th year of covering national news and I've learned a hard truth about the federal government under numerous administrations. It's a culture where truth-telling is frowned upon; coverup...
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/442206-how-attorney-general-barr-could-change-the-federal-culture-of-corruption-in?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.