Earlier this week I was on Newsmax TV discussing the situation in the Ukraine and our new cover story “The Big Lobotomy: How Republicans Made Congress Stupid.” Did the interview via Skype. Note to self: next time put your laptop on a higher surface so viewers are spared having to look up your nostrils.

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Paul Glastris is Editor in Chief of the Washington Monthly, founder of the magazine’s alternative college rankings, and president of the Washington Monthly Institute. He was previously a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and a correspondent and editor at U.S. News and World Report. He is a co-founder of the National Vote at Home Institute and co-author of two books, “The Other College Guide: A Roadmap to the Right School for You,” and “Elephant in the Room: Washington in the Bush Years.” He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Slate, and other publications.