I don't even hold it against him. He probably just realized that he can have a much more entertaining life (more speeches, more books sold, etc) by being more p

I don't even hold it against him. He probably just realized that he can have a much more entertaining life (more speeches, more books sold, etc) by being more provocative and telling the New Yorker readers how wholesome their views are. I would myself certainly prefer that over a life spend between teaching Undergrads another decade the same models and fumble with statistics long enough to write another paper that explains the world.