...I'll be giving a lecture at the International House of the University of Chicago on May 6, starting at 4:30. Details here. The subject won't be the TSA! (Hint: Will be talking about relations with a very populous country whose name starts with C.)
Well, technically, I'll still be giving the lecture whether or not you're in Chicago. But if you're in the neighborhood, feel free to attend.
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James Fallows is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and has written for the magazine since the late 1970s. He has reported extensively from outside the United States and once worked as President Carter's chief speechwriter. He and his wife, Deborah Fallows, are the authors of the new book Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America, which has been a New York Times best-seller and is the basis of a forthcoming HBO documentary.