That Sound You Hear...
...is foreign policy wonks around the world, throwing up a little in their mouth:
"The dead-pan world of the Washington policy wonk looks set for a dash of Hollywood glamour with the nomination of actress Angelina Jolie to join one of the most venerable think-tanks in the US.The Council on Foreign Relations, whose members include former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, decided on Friday to accept the 32-year-old to be considered for a special five-year term designed to 'nurture the next generation of foreign policy makers'"[emphasis mine]
Somewhere in the world, a doctoral student just flung Waltz's Man, The State, and War against a wall.
Comments (2)
Man, the State and War, what a blast from the past. I had not heard from it since my undergrad discussion groups with Ken Waltz 25 years ago. Do people actually still read that stuff?
Posted by MsLevantine. | February 27, 2007 4:41 PM
Posted on February 27, 2007 16:41
I remember buying it for an intro to political theory class my sophomore year of college. Funny thing though, I don't remember reading it.
Posted by David | February 27, 2007 9:10 PM
Posted on February 27, 2007 21:10