Professor Laurence J. Kotlikoff, an economist and a presidential candidate in the Americans Elect process, says here that Thomas Friedman ought to run for President. Friedman has been writing op-eds for the New York Times for some time, urging someone like Mayor Mike Bloomberg to run for President. So, the question put to Friedman is a fair one.

Professor Kotlikoff’s column says that Ronald Reagan had no executive experience when he ran for Governor of California, but actually, Reagan had been president of an important union before he ran for Governor.