I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that this week’s co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Bruce Beutler, is the uncle of TPM reporter Brian Beutler. Resemblance much?

Brian’s grandfather was a noted researcher in his own right, and his uncle followed in his footsteps. Brian’s father became a physician, and Brian actually majored in physics at Berkeley before his sharp detour into political journalism. Congrats to the Beutler clan.

David Kurtz

David Kurtz is Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief of Talking Points Memo where he oversees the news operations of TPM and its sister sites.