Performing Punditry

My Shadi Hamid Problem—And Yours.

I took a poll on Twitter asking whether I should write about the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev or my beef with Atlantic writer and Brookings fellow Shadi Hamid. My followers indicated they’d rather read about Gorbachev than hear me gripe, but ultimately I decide what to do here, so here goes.

Full disclosure: I have developed a strong dislike of Hamid. I t…