Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Michael Mandelbaum

Born: September 23, 1946 (age 78)
Bio: Michael Mandelbaum is the Christian A. Herter Professor and Director of the American Foreign Policy program at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. He has written 10 books on American foreign policy and the edited 12 more.
Known for:
- That Used to Be Us (2011)
- The Road to Global Prosperity (2014)
- The Ideas that Conquered the World (2002)