These names were subjects of conversation during a recent informal dinner I had with three others ― a journalist, an executive and a bureaucrat. The purpose of today’s column is not to link the subjects together for the purpose of finding one political message but give readers a chance to compare notes and check what others are thinking about the goings-on in our society. I will apply my version of the Chatham House Rule by introducing suggestions by only identifying one as an opinion of a majority, minority or a tossup.