tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post3180659055185004311..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Why the Humanities Prepare You for Most Any Future, Part the 1000thCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-42344936772013695982015-10-22T15:38:18.553-04:002015-10-22T15:38:18.553-04:00Let's not forget billionaire and former Treasu...Let's not forget billionaire and former Treasury secretary Hank Paulson (A.B. English, Dartmouth '68)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-46978804944151295252015-10-21T09:50:01.910-04:002015-10-21T09:50:01.910-04:00Lots of people have been making that comment on Fa...Lots of people have been making that comment on Facebook. I take the point (it really helps to have political connections if you want to be a politician!) but the point I was trying to make in this post is a broader one: Trudeau is well prepared for a career as a Liberal PM by his training in the liberal arts. At a time when the humanities get dumped on and also cannot resist their tendency to self-flagellate, that deserves celebration.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-70996069091029341982015-10-21T01:46:16.390-04:002015-10-21T01:46:16.390-04:00Was it his humanities education? Or was it being b...Was it his humanities education? Or was it being born the son of a Prime Minister that prepared him for this?Brian Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951541380037239815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-31637088690517805382015-10-20T13:50:57.750-04:002015-10-20T13:50:57.750-04:00I read this morning that he was also a snow boardi...I read this morning that he was also a snow boarding instructor to boot!Heidi Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796067601681071640noreply@blogger.com