You're Never Really Out Of Politics.

It Was Reagan Who Began The Realignment Of American Politics, Making The Republicans Into Internationalist Jeffersonians With His Speech In London At The Palace Of Westminster In 1982, Which Led To The Creation Of The National Endowment For Democracy And The Emergence Of Democracy Promotion As A Central Goal Of United States Foreign Policy.

In Academic Life, False Ideas Are Merely False And Useless Ones Can Be Fun To Play With. In Political Life, False Ideas Can Ruin The Lives Of Millions And Useless Ones Can Waste Precious Resources. An Intellectual's Responsibility For His Ideas Is To Follow Their Consequences Wherever They May Lead. A Politician's Responsibility Is To Master Those Consequences And Prevent Them From Doing Harm. Michael Ignatieff, A Former Professor At Harvard And Contributing Writer For The Magazine, Is A Member Of Canada's Parliament And Deputy Leader Of The Liberal Party.

You're Never Really Out Of Politics.

If I Am Not Elected, I Imagine That I Will Ask Harvard To Let Me Back.

The Medium's Gaze Is Brief, Intense, And Promiscuous. The Shelf Life Of The Moral Causes It Makes Its Own Is Brutally Short.