Daniel W. Drezner

Gonna be a stress-free weekend

redsoxwin.jpg On the same night, the Red Sox and the Cubs clinch division titles…. and the earth is still rotating. As for Mets fans, I can only suggest clicking here and taking some solace from Adam Smith.

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry.
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On the same night, the Red Sox and the Cubs clinch division titles.... and the earth is still rotating. As for Mets fans, I can only suggest clicking here and taking some solace from Adam Smith.

redsoxwin.jpg

redsoxwin.jpg
On the same night, the Red Sox and the Cubs clinch division titles…. and the earth is still rotating. As for Mets fans, I can only suggest clicking here and taking some solace from Adam Smith.

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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