As a Midwesterner who read and loved Richard C. Longworth’s Caught in the Middle: America’s Heartland in the Age of Globalism, I was sorry to read his recent blog post summarizing demographic trends in Chicago (It’s probably worth noting that I was disappointed because of the census numbers, not anything within Longworth’s control). Apparently the … Continue reading
If you’ve been following Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s latest antics, you know that she’s been banging the drum lately for quick, decisive U.S. action in the Middle East. The UN Human Rights Council’s recent action on Libya was “overdue” and “insufficient,” in her words. The United States should encourage democracy in Egypt, but “engaging with the … Continue reading
