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       Malcolm X to Barack Obama: The Supreme Court Needs Someone Like Me
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Here is my most recent piece for The Huffington Post Chicago edition and The Huffington Post Politics edition.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-sive/malcolm-x-to-barack-obama_b_542935.html 

 
Here is an excerpt from the piece:  
 
"But the main Chicago buzz-of-the-week was about the President's prospective choice for Supreme Court Justice: Which one of those top-three frontrunner Chicagoans would the President pick?
 
"So, here's the question: What philosopher could the President usefully read today, at the beginning of a new week, as he thinks about his Supreme Court Justice choice and his next news cycle?

"Well, no need for Machiavelli right this minute, so I recommend Malcolm X. Malcolm X, who famously said: "A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."

You may find all my Huffington Post pieces here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-sive .
 
Do let me know what you think, and best wishes.