Barack Obama's speech

Yes, I know it happened two weeks ago, but I just spent my Friday night watching it and other speeches from both parties' conventions, so bear with me if I use this post to refer you to my other blog, where I summed up my reaction.

And because this is too awesome to be contained on just one blog:


Also, I've finally gotten around to adding James Fallows of The Atlantic to my blogroll. This was long overdue. Currently residing in Beijing, he doesn't always post about China, but when he does -- his latest, "Paradise Beijing" -- it's a must-read.