Ian Crouch on the power of Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” as a pedagogical political tool: http://nyr.kr/OJvfNc
I haven’t read the entire article yet - really just enough to say, “‘Bartlet’ has two T’s, not three, Mr. Crouch” - but omigod, the video makes me want to move to Michigan just so I can vote for Bridget Mary McCormack. As long as she gets C.J., Josh and Toby on her staff, that is.
(Source: newyorker.com)