An Informed Voter

[WARNING!! Politics incoming]

I understand that you have to be intelligent to graduate from Juilliard. After all, talent can only get you so far. However, Juilliard does not have a political science program and as such, the political opinions of their graduates should not heavily impact my voting decisions. To allow them to do so would be foolish on my part.

However, I also understand that the intellectuals that DO have the credentials to back up their opinions are by-and-large not so famous. Their voices tend to go unheard by the majority of the populous due to the simple problem of signal-to-noise ratio. IMHO, this imbalance between visibility and legitimacy is a major issue in today's politics.

(Additionally, there's the added question of what criteria gets defined as a legitimate credential, but that's another post for another time.)

As such, I propose that those who have the public's eye and ear should NOT promote any specific political candidates directly. Instead, they should advocate for the political brainiac of their choice that is capable of presenting a solid argument, with corroborating evidence, of why a specific candidate should be chosen to accomplish a defined agenda. Then, let's get these politico wunderkind together to debate the game theory that ultimately drives those legislative actions so that there can be actual intelligent discourse regarding our government and its inner workings.

Now that's Must See TV©.