Richard Florida for President? OrgTheory.net makes their plea and nomination simultaneously.
“Ross Douthat’s debut as the new conservative voice on the New York Times editorial page was eye-catching, to say the least. The title of his first missive: “Dick Cheney for President.” …
Douthat pulled it off: the article shot to the top of the Times’s most read articles list and his debut generated significant (and generally positive) buzz. And, I say if it worked for him, it might just work for me. So, I am starting off my guest stint with a similar stunt: Richard Florida, please run for President. The office of President of the United States may be out of reach for some time (and given you are currently living in Canada, probably impractical). But President of the ASA might be within reach. And I hereby offer you my nomination.”
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Your thoughts?
May 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am
It is an interesting point they raise… the tradeoff between relevance and rigor. I am not sure the best place to stand on such a divide, nor whether the tradeoff is as clean-cut as it appears. I think one can remove some parts linked to rigor (e.g. jargon) while still providing timely, well-researched, and readable pieces.