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I´m in Spain this week on a Princeton “Muslim-Jewish” dialgue trip. For some reason, the staff here decided they needed to send 23 Princeton students across the Atlantic to achieve real dialogue. Well, I wasn´t going to object :) The … Continue reading →

A few items that should have happened years ago, but I’m glad to finally report them: Women’s Soccer will be back in the US in 2008! Only six teams (including a DC team), but that’s a good start. By the … Continue reading →

Sometimes I fail to blog because nothing is happening in my life. But, these last two weeks have just been too hectic for me to sit down and compose my thoughts. Friday a week ago, I hosted a Princeton grad … Continue reading →

Without spoling the plot, last night on Gilmore Girls: Rory goes to the library looking for a book for her gender studies class, specifically Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble. Paris finds the book for Rory and hands it to her, cover-side … Continue reading →

Here we go again. Today, the New York Times front-pages an article that claims Iran is the source of deadly roadside bombs in Iraq. The source for this accusation? Anonymous administration officials. No experts or skeptics were interviewed; no independent … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the first American politics General exam meeting. Yikes, the reading list is huge. In essence, we have to read 60 books in 90 days. Given that I read half a book yesterday, but it was for class and … Continue reading →

I beg forgiveness today to the “father” of the Democratic Party, Mr Jefferson, for my recent transgressions. At a dinner party at a Prof’s house a few nights ago, a fellow graduate student was telling a story that involved him … Continue reading →

I’m at a conference and didn’t have time to compile a complete who-I-know-in-DC list, so: Lebanese Taverna 5900 Washington Blvd, Arlington Saturday (tonight), 6:30pm Either RSVP or show up on time See people there!

This article will give you a case of the “Monday’s”: WaPo’s Jonathan Weisman scours Capital Hill for Democrats who will go on record against Speaker Pelosi’s recent decisions and finds some! This dissent comes after Pelosi engineered the “6 for … Continue reading →

I went to the Triangle Club performance this academic year, but something tells me that tickets will be harder to come by next year… Update: This article is also well-played.