Possibly, his parent wanted him to be able to avoid the draft. Now, why do you say he would be a great President - because of his long experience as a mayor or state governor ? Or is it because of his foreign policy background ? read more
Edit: Turns out that he was in fact born in England, not Canada. He moved to Canada at age 6. Presumably he has chosen to to become a US citizen for personal reasons. read more
Some people overcome difficulties. Others don’t. Gladwell can’t really say why Dr. Freireich is in the former category and not the latter. read more