Short-shorts, Jello wrestling, and a good word about Tom Friedman

Yes, it’s all there on my latest bloggingheads.tv episode, with the Economist‘s Megan McArdle. Topics include: MySpace vs. the workplace, our favorite subways, the libertarian preference for president, Hugo Chavez, and unmitigated delight at the farm lobby’s demise. [Ahem, the title promised Jello wrestling and short shorts!!–ed. Oh, those are there — but you’ll have ...

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.

Yes, it's all there on my latest bloggingheads.tv episode, with the Economist's Megan McArdle. Topics include: MySpace vs. the workplace, our favorite subways, the libertarian preference for president, Hugo Chavez, and unmitigated delight at the farm lobby's demise. [Ahem, the title promised Jello wrestling and short shorts!!--ed. Oh, those are there -- but you'll have to watch the whole thing to find them.] The occasional squeaks you will hear in the background? That would be my two-year old daughter, who is 98% cute and 2% pure concentrated evil.

Yes, it’s all there on my latest bloggingheads.tv episode, with the Economist‘s Megan McArdle. Topics include: MySpace vs. the workplace, our favorite subways, the libertarian preference for president, Hugo Chavez, and unmitigated delight at the farm lobby’s demise. [Ahem, the title promised Jello wrestling and short shorts!!–ed. Oh, those are there — but you’ll have to watch the whole thing to find them.] The occasional squeaks you will hear in the background? That would be my two-year old daughter, who is 98% cute and 2% pure concentrated evil.

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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