Could Milken be the next Carnegie?

WASHINGTON Imagine turning on the TV in the year 2030 and seeing aspeech to the nation by President Milken.

No, not the Michael Milken who pleaded guilty last week tocharges of stock fraud and manipulation and who faces up to 28 yearsin jail. He's 43 now, and it's unlikely that Americans even in thenext century would vote for a president in his 80s.

But what about a Milken son, or daughter? (Custom might changeby then, who knows.)

Or maybe we'll pick up a newspaper and read about a study by theMilken Institute for Peace or a grant to a museum by the MilkenFoundation or a concert at the Milken Center.

Can't happen? Take a look back.

Andrew …