As was perhaps predictable in a presidential contest between two men on the ripe side of 70, we’re into the “my memory is better than yours” phase of the election campaign. Neurologists are divided on the real value of cognitive testing, but in any case we should be less interested in whether someone can recite with precision a string of random words than in whether he can demonstrate practical recall of recent important events in his life.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 27, 2020 15:56 UTC