President Obama has nominated Ash Carter to be his new secretary of defense. Carter would be a good pick in any administration. His bio gives an indication of his experience and talents (I’m probably just brainwashed to believe that anyone who double-majors summa cum laude in medieval history and physics, then follows it up with a doctorate in theoretical physics while a Rhodes Scholar, is a genius). Like many in D.C., I’ve met Carter; I sat next to him once at a dinner for the Japanese prime minister, and he asked some pretty penetrating questions about some pieces I had …read more
Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research