Lacuna  

I won't rule out a post or two, but basically this blog is going into hibernation for the week. Finals week here at U of C isn't until next week, but for some crazy reason all my classes have moved things up to this week, and I'm scrambling.

A couple things to chew on in the meantime: last week the LATimes had a fantastic series on the Wal-Mart phenomenon, although if you never read this article I'd start there. Also, there's this very informative (and rather optimistic) piece on India and the globalization risks to US high-tech workers.