Shadi Hamid on Jordan

Shadi Hamid has a good piece on the woeful state of democracy in Jordan. At the International Conference on Islam he was introduced as a former Middle East advisor to Senator Dianne Feinstein, a fact which increased my regret that she never ran for President.

UPDATE: Shadi Hamid e-mails to say he was not exactly Middle East advisor to Senator Feinstein, but rather a legislative fellow focused on Middle East affairs.