By • Mar 09,2003

Wrong way on the Segway

Every once in a while there will be a news story–usually an innocuous one that nobody pays attention to–that makes me think, “That’s it, that’s the paradigm for trouble.” Today’s...

By • Mar 08,2003

Dispatches from the front

Date: 3/16/2003 Subject: Musings Hello all, We’ve moved forward, inching ever closer to the Iraqi border. Like a runner at the starting block, poised in a stance of potential energy,...

By • Mar 03,2003

Greeks, Guatemalans, and the GOP

Last year the low-budget film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” netted $249 million at the domestic box office. According to Hollywood business analysts, an audience largely composed of people who...

By • Feb 14,2003

Can women have it all?

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By • Feb 11,2003

Q&A With Christopher Hitchens

Last year a friend of mine got Christopher Hitchens’ book Why Orwell Matters as a birthday gift from his mother. My friend’s mother, a refugee from the Soviet Union, inscribed...