Josh Rogin introduces us to the secret nightlife of National Security Council spokesman Ben Chang, spinner of “Dancefloor jazz, funky breaks, old school & classic hip hop, indie pop/rock, new wave, dance punk, mutant disco…” Michael Goldfarb kind of laughs at Ben for, basically, being human and having the same kinds of interests of a ton of people his age. I don’t really know if Mike has an actual problem with Ben’s interests, because he doesn’t say. Josh, however, makes the essential point very simply:

Chang is an example of the new breed of Obama era up-and-comers who transcend the classical definition of the White House staffer. … “I take all these pursuits very seriously,” Chang told Paper. “And there are times when one doesn’t know about the others.”

Who among us has just one interest? Who only cares about sports or music or work or sex or cooking or literature or arguing or politics or writing or style or design or building geodesic domes out of found material for liberated laboratory rodents or whatever-the-fuck? We all care about all of these things, and if we value the limited time we have on earth, we want to go hard at all of these worthwhile pursuits. Ben Chang, hold your head and don’t let anybody make you feel embarrassed about being an interesting person.

Also: I know for a fact that there are other members of the Obama administration outside of the White House with serious beatmatching abilities and affinities for beats both heavy and abstract. I have been urged today to remain silent about their identities and so silent I will remain. But all truths will emerge sooner or later.