Michael Ward
Michael Ward is a product of deepest, darkest suburban Boston and a smallish liberal arts college. Among other things, he has accidentally walked into a Backstreet Boys concert in Brazil, won an umbrella by besting the citizens of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in a battle of wits, and learned the hard way that ATA and AirTran Airways are not, in fact, the same airline. His garlic guacamole is divine. He is, above all else, a pragmatist.
A Memo From Your Pollster
The results of the polls you commissioned last month have been tabulated. Since you're a no-spin kind of person, I'll get right to the point. You face some significant challenges. With the full nationwide poll (n=1,017 registered voters), you had...
Frequently Asked Questions: The Social Security Debate
Q: What’s all this stuff I keep hearing about Social Security? A: Oh, nothing. Don’t you worry your pretty little head. Everything’s going to be fine. The President has everything under control. He’s just going to privatize it. It will...
David Foster Wallace and Gromit
The inscrutable author and his claymation dog seek cheese.