The importance of being curious.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills

Reporters covering Howard Dean have noticed that he never asks them questions. Paul Krugman thinks this betrays their self-importance, which is certainly a possibility. My worry, however, is that it reflects a lack of curiosity on Dean's part. Great presidents are insatiably curious. FDR was always asking questions. And think of Jack Kennedy dealing with his greatest challenge, the Cuban missile crisis...