Why has there never been a hit television show based on an academic’s life?

View the first minute or two of this Brad DeLong video post about how he spent his day yesterday and you’ll get an excellent answer (You’ll also get a nice precis of Marty Weizman’s explanation of the equity premium). This is not to diss Brad — I too have children to ferry to school, a ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

View the first minute or two of this Brad DeLong video post about how he spent his day yesterday and you'll get an excellent answer (You'll also get a nice precis of Marty Weizman's explanation of the equity premium). This is not to diss Brad -- I too have children to ferry to school, a dog to walk, assignments that are overdue, and bureaucratic minutiae to finish. It's just that, to the rest of the world, it probably looks as exciting as paint drying. You'll know the reality TV craze has passed when they air a show called The Professor.

View the first minute or two of this Brad DeLong video post about how he spent his day yesterday and you’ll get an excellent answer (You’ll also get a nice precis of Marty Weizman’s explanation of the equity premium). This is not to diss Brad — I too have children to ferry to school, a dog to walk, assignments that are overdue, and bureaucratic minutiae to finish. It’s just that, to the rest of the world, it probably looks as exciting as paint drying. You’ll know the reality TV craze has passed when they air a show called The Professor.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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