I want to post something thoughtful about the situation playing out in Iran right now, but I’m having trouble finding the right words. Reading the updates on Juan Cole’s site this evening, I’m even more convinced that the election has been stolen, and my heart goes out to the young men and women there who […]
Today’s New York Times Magazine is all about infrastructure. I’m about to dig into an article on the high-speed rail line planned between Los Angeles and San Francisco, but before I do, I wanted to pass along a quick link to a very brief interview with Ray LaHood, the former Republican Congressman who now serves […]
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