In the last few days I’ve come across a few stories that helped
gel an idea that’s been diffusely roaming around my head for a few
years now.
First [...]
Archive for October, 2002
Well, good grief. I just called a public radio program called The
Conversation and expressed my opposition to the Iraq resolution.
As I said there: the Bush administration [...]
The House voted, and the resolution passed; however, over half
of House Democrats voted against. It passed by a 2-1 margin, but
it was hardly the "overwhelming" sign [...]
At this moment, both the House and the Senate are debating the
resolution allowing President Bush free reign to use "all necessary
means" against Iraq.
I’m listening as [...]
Meet Jamal.
He’s twenty-two years old, African-American, born and raised in
the Cabrini-Green project in Chicago, from whence his family was
driven in 1996 by redevelopment. His father left [...]
There’s a story
in this week’s Newsweek describing a recent U.S. military
operation called "Mountain Sweep." U.S. Special Forces
[...]
Tonight, Jen and I cooked mini soy corn dogs and watched The West Wing—it’s our show, our must-see-tv. We’ve been fans since the first season. I love the witty, fast-paced dialogue (big words! on tv!), the fact that it addresses substantive social and political issues, the fact that it treats public service as a [...]
Tonight Jen and I went to see Lewis
Lapham, editor of Harper’s magazine,
speak at the Elliot Bay Book Company. Lapham writes a sardonic, extraordinarily
[...]