Last night I was privileged to hear a lecture by Dr. Scott Page, who, if you're not familiar with him, is a professor of complex systems, political science and economics at the University of Michigan. His speech was all about how diversity is critical to the success of a business, indeed, he wrote a book about it, presenting a mathematical theorem arguing that, especially in the field of making predictions, the more diverse a group, the less crowd error there is. This got me thinking--there's a lesson for the GOP (and perhaps, the Dems and bipartisanship as a whole) in the making here.
So, join me as I attempt to recreate his argument and tune it toward politics. In doing this, I also hope to prove the importance of the netroots, why Obama was brilliant in picking Leon Panetta, the importance of a variety of people entering politics rather than just the most privileged (i.e., why a career politician like Jim Tedisco might not be as good a choice as a political newbie like Scott Murphy), and the importance of an active, constructive bipartisan effort. Oh, and how we might work to fix the financial crisis. High hopes, huh?
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