no arabic class next week because penn's on spring break. of course, i still have to work next week, as do all of my classmates. we all work full-time, even the one undergrad in the class. it makes the whole week off deal seem a little silly. i mean, in a way it's kinda a rip off. all it means is i will have more of an opportunity to sluff off in my daily review of vocab and grammer.
i've been a light blogger so far this week, but that will probably change soon. don't give up on me yet!
in the meantime, i recommend reading tom tomorrow's takedown of today's thomas friedman column. when tommy goes on and on about the wonders of free markets it's always like he's in another universe (just like when he goes on and on about the "new middle-east"). not that i'm necessarily anti-free market. but i think it's a complex issue that deserves more attention than mindlessly touting the benefits of open markets without even acknowledging that there is a cost. i have no idea what to do about the job outsourcing issue, but to pretend that the spiking unemployment rate is good for everyone is simply ignoring that open markets (like all policy decisions) has its losers as well as winners.
see? i almost kinda did some real commentary there.
the above will probably percolate in my head and eventually erupt into a full-blown rant sometime soon, but in the meantime i need food.
