Today we listened to conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speak. During question and answer period, I went all anarchist on his ass. I alluded to the fact that he is a strict constructionist (one who thinks we should only go by what the Constitution says exactly) and asked if perhaps it wasn't absurd for an industrialized nation of ( Read more... )

My first trip to Washington, D.C. proved most eventful and successful. The logistics of flying and being transported through cities never fails to stress me out, but I ultimately resolved to plan very little about how I was going to get a backpack, two huge suitcases, a banjo and a suit from Ronald Reagan Airport to the dorm I am staying at on the ( Read more... )

I am back in Minneapolis and it is as if college never happened. I am squatting with my old roommate, Ken, until I fly to Washington, D.C. on June 1. I have been doing the same things I did when I lived here four years ago: lazing about the shitty apartment, walking around the lake, wondering about strangers, and jamming with Ken. It's just like ( Read more... )