Criticisms of her book aside, I like Anne-Marie Slaughter, and thought her very impressive at a talk she gave on Tuesday, but in comments, Sam raises a fair objection to her continued ascension:
But if you're looking to project a new image of America to the world, surely "Secretary of State SLAUGHTER" isn't the best person to lead the mission. Anyone know of wise deans of IR schools called Prof. Consequentialist-Approach, or the even more snappy Dr. "conditions-for-the-use-of-force-and-the-constraints-surrounding-it"? Otherwise, the messaging is wrong right from the start.
