Steve Levitt Riding My Coattails Again

Mr. Freakonomics himself on left-handed presidents, something I have already covered. I had looked up the left-handedness of other presidents as well (and some notable competitors) but decided not to try and push it too far. I will say, however, that since left-handedness was something commonly 'corrected' until my generation, it is possible that the left-handed bias of leaders is actually stronger than the numbers suggest.

Lefties

From Doug Mills of the New York Times comes this picture, clearly showing that President Obama is a lefty. This had escaped my attention until I saw him signing on inauguration day. Thank goodness, as we all know that left-handedness is a key determinant of intelligence, leadership, humor, insight and good looks. Well, we lefties know this at least...

[OK, this post may disprove the humor part but the rest is still valid!]