Tea and politics

James Carville and Richard Thompson

James Carville, left, political consultant and a professor of practice in the Tulane University Political Science Department, discusses international politics with Richard Thompson, the former station chief in Afghanistan for the British Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6. Thompson appeared as a guest speaker for Carville's course, "The Culture of Politics." This particular class was held at Carville's uptown home, with a high tea served in Thompson's honor.