I'm planning one or more additional Hillary posts today...as, I believe, is Sheril...but first, some updates. As I mentioned yesterday, my Seed cover story, entitled "Dr. President"--or, on the cover, "Can Science Save the American Dream?"--is now up. This is an unapologetically idealistic manifesto about what kind of leadership we should have, what kind of leadership we deserve to have, in this country. As I put it:
"Indeed, a new president should embrace the language and values of science not out of idealism, but rather as the highest form of pragmatism. Policies work best when the best information flows unimpeded into the decision-making process, which makes scientific thinking, in its broadest sense, a formula for success. George W. Bush's presidency, his credibility, and his popularity have declined as his ill-informed policies have foundered. A more "reality-based" president should track a truer course and deliver fewer disappointments (and fewer surprises). With ...
