The Political Lessons Of ‘Harry Potter’

Over on ThinkProgress Alyssa Rosenberg offers 8 Political Lessons from Harry Potter in some detail.

1. Torture is wrong.

2. Universal healthcare is pretty much a necessity.

3. Bureaucrats are heros.

4. Rita Skeeter is Rebekah Brooks.

5. Good intelligence makes good policy.

6. Inherited wealth can be corrupting.

7. Good domestic policy can be protection against an invasion.

8. Albus Dumbledore is a wizarding George Washington.

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