Social Issues in Asia

The last few weeks have been hectic. Classes
have begun, the soccer season is underway, and I feel overwhelmed by committees.
On top of it all, I’m taking a course at the Asia Society called “Social Issues
in Asia.” Today’s class was the first official class, and it was a general
introduction to the various issues in [...]

The Storm after the Storm

I’ve been reluctant to say anything about
Hurricane Katrina for the last few days. I’ve mostly been reading as many
different news outlets to gain as many perspectives as possible. I thought that
people would be unhappy with President Bush’s reaction to the disaster in New
Orleans, but after a few days I expected people to be [...]