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 at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry.

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 at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry. Twitter: @dandrezner

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