I might be misreading the story, but (a) there should be some mention of (staggering?) tuition debt from Law and Grad School or (b) did he transition from tenure-track to tenure?  &quot;Walking away&quot; from failing to get tenure is merely a step ahead of the moving vans.  Tossing tenure, however, is a significant personal and career move that should be discussed in some depth.<p>And going through two professional post-graduate schools (in the US anyway) costs serious coin.  Can such debts be forgiven or delayed in any way, or did the author split from both a job and regular meals?<p>Hopefully, this isn&#x27;t a &quot;poor little rich kid&quot; story following the path he was told to follow and then realizing that the result&#x27;s not beer and skittles?  If so, I hope the author finds out what he&#x27;d like to do...  Should be well-trained for the law or politics.  Politics with training and a heart would be a nice change!