Every congressperson looks in a mirror and sees a senator, and every senator sees in his reflection a president. When politicians reach such echelons of power, they seek new credentials for which to strive. For many, this is a Nobel Peace Prize.
It is a nonsense credential. While other Nobel Prizes are based on lifetime achievement in science or literature, the Nobel Peace Prize is often given solely on aspiration. The Norwegians choose someone who fits their liberal worldview or through whom they can symbolically virtue-signal.
Consider Thorbjørn Jagland, who in 2011 headed the five-member Norwegian committee that selected Tawakkol Karman, a Yemeni activist, as the recipient. He explained to the press that he sought both a woman and a Muslim Brotherhood activist. He wanted
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