Mike Bloomberg gave a commencement address at Johns Hopkins and made some really insightful comments. Transcript and video.

A brief excerpt:

And it boggles the mind that nearly two centuries after Darwin, and 80 years after John Scopes was put on trial, this country is still debating the validity of evolution. In Kansas, Mississippi, and elsewhere, school districts are now proposing to teach "intelligent design" - which is really just creationism by another name - in science classes alongside evolution. Think about it! This not only devalues science, it cheapens theology. As well as condemning these students to an inferior education, it ultimately hurts their professional opportunities.

Hopkins' motto is Veritas vos liberabit - "the truth shall set you free" - not that "you shall be free to set the truth!" I've always wondered which science those legislators who create their own truths pick when their families need life-saving medical treatment.



PS. Hey Mike -- My guess is you're going to run for Governenor after you're done being Mayor. If Eliot Spitzer is ready to run for Senate or President by that time, I'll vote for you.