Jumping off the ivory tower

So, the Republican convention is taking place in St. Paul (despite some last minute changes because of Hurrican Gustav). It strikes me as v...

I just finished reading an article in the Times about the treatment of detained illegal immigrants, and I am sitting here in tears. I don...

So I've just finished reading the New Yorker's recent profile of Obama (yes, in the infamous one with the Obama satire - all I have ...

I decided to start writing a blog because I think that sometimes I have good ideas. Maybe. We'll see. I've titled it "jumpin...