Rx for Election Anxiety Disorder

A work of public service health journalism.

How the West (And the Presidency?) Will Be Won

I have a piece in this month's American Prospect that takes a long look at demographic and political changes in the Mountain West—and what they mean for Democrats. You can read it here.

How the Party Parties

A week in Denver during the Democratic National Convention produces some odd experiences.

Some parties were just strange, and made one wonder whether the combination of perpetual boozing and Denver's high altitude was triggering some sort of psychic break. A friend of a friend reported: "It was right about the time that I was eating coconut-covered shrimp at the Denver Aquarium and watching a tiger lick up the words 'DNC 2008' written in whipped cream that I realized I had no idea what the convention was about." Why there was a tiger at the Denver Aquarium could not be answered by anyone I encountered.

Interview With a Vampire

Ten questions for Stephanie Meyer.