I just returned from a week of camping in glorious northern Michigan, and hope to ramble on soon about the thought it planted in my head: what is it about nature that we try to improve upon with our artificial environments? Until then...

My latest B&C blogs:
Civil War edition, including a reflection on Chicago's Camp Douglas prison camp.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/books/features/weblog/030623.html

The problem with poll-dominated presidential election coverage, with 500 days to go until Election Day:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/books/features/weblog/030623.html

My B&C blog archive

My latest Tribune Magazine Q&A:
Art Garfunkel: Are he and Paul Simon about to make up?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/magazine...