Fifty years ago this evening, I came home to my college dorm after canvassing in Oakland for the greatest visionary politician of his generation, only to find that he had been assassinated. He continues to inspire. Rest in peace, Bobby Kennedy.

@karinrmitchell Wonderful picture of you, which I forwarded to my family, including both my sisters.

Poll's reported two-sigma interval is 4.75 (4.76, actually). NY Times apparently decides 4 sigma wold be right: nytimes.com/politics/first…

I hated the idea when Cameron proposed it in the campaign. But we get no pleasure being proved right on this one. Mattdrn Christopher H. Achen

100 years today since the first NJ shark attack--basis of the "Jaws" movies. Shore voters bit back, punishing Wilson in the Nov. election.

"[Conventional democratic thought] is a creed of children of light; but...it betrays their blindness to forces of darkness." Niebuhr 1944

@monica_achen And sure enough, one of the candidates flunked his job interview.

Chris--I always like your texts, but esp this one. My stepfather was 2nd wave at Omaha Beach.

Mood music for the tax bill: youtube.com/watch?v=cTiPr2…