Mearsheimer - Rockstar?

Other breaking news in the Nerd World today - John J. Mearsheimer - one of the most eminent political scientists alive today and the author of ground-breaking books such as "The Tragedy of Great Power Politics" and "Taming American Power" came to speak at William and Mary on the now-hallowed day of April 7th, 2008, to speak about his latest book, "The Israel Lobby."

Woot! If you're still awake and reading this then you must 1) be an IR major and 2) just about to pee in your pants with excitement. Yep, as expected, it seemed like all the IR majors at WM (and there are MANY) were at the UC Chesapeake auditorium Monday afternoon to hear Mearsheimer talk. The auditorium was PACKED, with people resorting to sitting on the floor and stairs, people were that excited, and the sight made me prouder of my school than anything else - that this school is so nerdy that a large proportion of its population get more giddy over a professor from the University of Chicago than, say, the Ying-Yang Twins. In fact, I even heard one girl describing Mearsheimer to another (non-IR) friend that he is "sort of a rock star of the IR world." Hail Yeah, it makes sense now - wouldn't you choose Van Halen over the Ying-Yang Twins any day? Rock on man, rock on!