lol. He was talking about how to define public enemies and public friends (the people who felt proud to be an American when Obama was elected, apparently), and so considering Osama from the point of view of what part of our 'american way of life' he threatens. And talking about people who really felt threatened by him, wanted to go home on 9/11 and protect their children in Portland, OR or whatever. He...likes to talk. Also said that according to Schmitt's categorization of different spheres (political, economic, aesthetic...), American democracy operates according to business ("bargains and leniency"), not politics. At first I didn't like him (seems kinda self-obsessed), but he's growing on me. He's a good conference leader, I think, which I wouldn't have necessarily expected from someone who Reed definitely wants to keep because he's published stuff people care about. Like, he doesn't have to try so hard to be a good teacher, but he does.