Sometimes knowledgeable people have the tendency to show off their knowledge too much by intentionally complicating their message. Then there are others who make it their business to communicate complicated ideas to the general public using language that everyone can understand. In the sphere of science, no one comes close to Carl Sagan when it comes to explaining science to everyone using spectacularly passionate language. Paul Krugman 's columns are similar — bereft of economic technobabble and illuminating. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/opinion/01krugman.html His latest column in the New York Times makes interesting reading — if nothing else, it was good to see someone criticizing Reagan. I've been watching with some skepticism all the praise that has been praised on President Reagan — particularly since his death(?). Apart from all the logical historical analysis, it seems somewhat implausible that a minor Hollywood actor would necessarily have the qualities required t...
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