ABSTRACT
Some readers might wonder which of the various policy lessons or stories I have recounted is my favorite. That seems to me to be a reasonable kind of question and one that I have asked myself. Of course, the answer is heavily dependent on what one means by “favorite.” Which of the many possible criteria is to be given the greatest weight: the lesson that most readily can be applied; the one that deals with broad issues of citizenship and that transcends issues involved in policy advising; the story that best warns against specific mistakes; the event that had the largest continuing impact on me? Surely, the favorite ought to be one that illustrates what I would consider the most significant point and the one most likely to be overlooked.
