INTERESTINGLY OFF-TOPIC

When we asked Editor-at-Large Dave Erickson to interview journalist James Fallows about his experience at the helm of the Agenda 2002 conference, we imagined the article might include Fallows' insights into the conference industry, and perhaps commentary on the environmental and organizational elements he'd experienced at events over the years that had shaped his philosophy for Agenda. After all, Fallows is an observer for a living — a national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly