"It seems hypocritical to on the one hand challenge Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's qualifications and readiness to have potentially assumed the presidency if something had happened to John McCain and if, of course, their ticket had won on November 4th and then on the other, say nothing about Caroline Kennedy's dearth of real policy and political experience to assume one of the most powerful offices in the country -- even if a Senator is usually not as consequential as a President." [Steve Clemons]
My latest interest is best selling, nonfiction books. I have a good ten minute rant in me about how academics need to write for a broader audience. (JMT has heard it.) Also, there's gold in those hills. That's one of the reasons that I am so fascinated by Outliers
Obama picks his Secretary of Education.
