Good interview on Alternet with Susan Jacoby (The Age of American Unreason). Being smart is no longer something Americans want in a leader. Being elite - by definintion, the best, the top, the smartest - is a political liability. I don't know about you, but I want a leader who's smarter than I am - much, much smarter. From the interview:
"Elite simply means 'the best,' not the political meaning that's been ascribed to it. If you're having an operation, you don't want an ordinary surgeon. You want an elite surgeon. You want the best."
Amen!
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