Like the country it governs, Washington is a city of extremes. In a car, you can zip in bare…
Return to Wisconsin: The Beginning or the End?
It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends. — Joan Didion In…
Cairo in Wisconsin: Eating Egyptian Pizza in Downtown Madison
The call reportedly arrived from Cairo. Pizza for the protesters, the voice said. It was Saturday, February 20th, and…
The New American Oligarchy: Creating a Country of the Rich, by the Rich, and for the Rich
There is a war underway. I’m not talking about Washington’s bloody misadventures in Afghanistan and Iraq, but a war…