The San Francisco Chronicle has a very good article today on the politicization of awards, from the Grammy's to the Nobel Peace Prize:
While the commonness of awards has contributed to diminishing their status, far more damaging is the blatant politicization of the process. Filmmakers, musicians, journalists and statesmen alike are all too often awarded prizes based not on merit but on political affiliation. Invariably, that affiliation tends toward the left side of the political spectrum.
This is something many of us have observed for a long time (with terrorists being nominated for peace prizes and dangerous idiots like Jimmy Carter who has done more to undermine peace), but it's refreshing to see it documented in a large paper like the SF Chronicle.
This article hits the nail squarely on the head.
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