I was flying back from a visit to Washington, DC yesterday and was seated at the front of the economy section. The flight crew did not pull the curtain across the aisle like they usually do in what I have to assume is an effort to tamp down resentment in the back of the plane. Because of this oversight, I could see into the first class section. In the aisle seat across and just forward of me was a woman working on a PowerPoint about assessment. I half expected her to be carrying a big bag of cash marked “Lumina Foundation.” Clearly, advocating for assessment pays a lot better than criticizing it.