A New King!

The Chess World has a New King! Congrats to 19 year old Norwegian Magnus Carlson.

I am a recovering Chess fanatic. I know Chess lacks the popularity of Golf, Tennis, or Football (American and International)... but I can't help but wonder how much different/better our political policies would be if political leaders were trained in chess.

Chess is the ultimate meritocracy - which is probably why American presidential candidates avoid it like the plague. Every time I hear how "Brilliant" Barak Obama or Bill Clinton is, or how "brainy" Bill Bradley was (I know I am dating myself here), I want to sit them down at a chess tournament. Ah, but lawyers are the only folks bright enough to do in the American political and economic system...