I just wanted come out of my hiatus to post my thoughts on the year and on this remarkable inauguration so I will have a historical record of what I was thinking ( Read more... )

I've graduated. The ceremonies were fantastic ( Read more... )

I just got Highest Honors for my thesis. The defense went really, really well. It really was much more of a conversation than anything else, and Professors Jones, Fischer and Hickey thought it was "imaginative ( Read more... )

So I have my thesis defense this afternoon at 3:30. I'm not really nervous -- if my thesis was truly horrible, I wouldn't have made it this far. I am, however, wondering what to bring... Perhaps a snack for my committee? A new Rolls Royce or three to butter them up?

Got a letter in my mailbox today. Dear Ari ( Read more... )

While we were watching Wright, the U.S. had one of its deadliest months in Iraq. The U.S. military death toll hit a 7 month high.

While we were watching Wright, China still has refused to be shamed for supporting the Sudanese government responsible for the genocide in Darfur and folks are calling on us to be more conciliatoryWhile we were watching ( Read more... )

Here is Obama clearly explaining just why the proposed gas tax holiday is idiotic.

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Here's what's great about this clip from where I sit.