In the Nation’s Service

I got word a few days ago that my classmate from Princeton, Chris Lu, has been named Executive Director of Obama’s transition team.
I didn’t know Chris directly, although we were in Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School together for about 30 seconds, until I decided to leave that prestigious program to major in English (largely because I [...]

American Girls for Obama

On election night, I  got this email from my friend on the east coast whose 6-year-old daughter, Margot, constructed an excellent block sign, all by herself:

My daughter Ella, also 6, promptly copied it:

Margot, Ella, and Kirsten were very happy with the returns.