Hi!

I've created this blog because I want to talk about some issues that bug me. Please note that many of these issues are U.S.-specific, although in many cases I will bring in perspectives from other countries that I am, more or less, familiar with. One main reason I'm focusing on U.S. issues is alluded to in the title of this blog: I think Americans, through no fault of their own, are usually too wrapped up in their (rather difficult) daily lives to lift their gaze and think about the larger issues that affect them.