Lawyers, Guns, and Money

[Declan McCullagh]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 06:05:04PM -0400, Faustine wrote:
> Great points. If you're looking to make a difference re: cypherpunk and pro-
> libertarian issues and have a scientific and practical streak, why not get 
> an advanced degree in policy analysis instead? You get a rock-solid 
> grounding in a number of critical disciplines, and put yourself in a 
> position to seriously affect policy on the broadest possible stage. Not for 

Alas, the best policy analysts I've seen are lawyers. Folks in DC, at least,
look down at people who got an easier "policy analysis" degree as people
who couldn't or didn't want to go to law school.

-Declan