I’m two-thirds through Eric Klinenberg’s excellent bookPalaces For The People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, And The Decline Of Civic Life.The book jacket explains what Klinenberg means by “social infrastructure” and why it matters: “Klinenberg believes that...
we’ve struggled at times, even more than outside observers would guess. There were moments when the Vegas oddsmakers weren’t sure we’d make it to 25. When our wires get crossed, I sometimes lose my temper and patience, and just ...
Besides, even if you lose, it’s bright, warm, and sunny in Vegas, while right now in the Pacific Northwest at least, it’s dark, cold, and cloudy. There are other good reasons to go to college. If you’re a male heterosexual, the ratio of young single women to men has never be...