We Don't Realize How Hard It Was

Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, A Professor Of Political Science At Rutgers University, Has Argued That Geography Seems Less Relevant Than Ever In A World Where Nonstate Actors -- Malleable Entities Like Ethnicities, For Example -- Are As Powerful And Important As The Ones With Governments And Borders. Where On A Map Can You Point To Al-qaeda? Or Google, Or Wal-mart? Everywhere And Nowhere.

We Don't Realize How Hard It Was To Drive Anywhere Outside The Major Cities Less Than A Century Ago.

I Can't Relax And Sink Back In The Couch And Watch 'jeopardy!' The Way I Used To.

I Threw The Opening Pitch At A Blue Jays Game, And After The Pitch, The Mascot Asked Me If I Wanted Him To Sign The Game Ball, Which I Thought Was Funny. What Would He Write? "best Wishes, Some Guy In A Bird Suit"?"

It's Boring To Have The Same Guy Win. I'm Actively Rooting Against Myself.