GARRY KASPAROV IS A COMMENTATOR WORTH READING (AND NOT ABOUT CHESS)

It’s slightly off topic for me, but I think it should be pointed out in case you didn’t know: Garry Kasparov’s trenchant commentary is worth your time, wherever you are on the political spectrum.  The Wall Street Journal has from time to time published opinion pieces by Kasparov, the former Russian chess champion.  Having read those items, I now make sure I read his writing wherever I see it.  This week he has one on the Daily Beast (linked to today by Instapundit).
In my opinion, Kasparov’s background as both a product and a critic of the Soviet Union, and his obvious grasp of the way the world works, give him credibility.  He’s not just a chess geek.