rustbelter

I am an aspiring triple threat.

I’ve done wonkish blogging, shoe-leather investigating, and inquisitive reportage. My news judgment was once called “first-rate.” At the moment, I would like to be the next James Surowiecki. I am wrapping up a masters degree in public policy at the University of Chicago, where I focus on urban economics, finance, and flexing my quantitative chops.

Here is what makes life worth living: Thelonious Monk, coffee, seasons, Yves Klein, Slaughterhouse Five, hummus, Joseph Mitchell’s nonfiction, Spike Lee joints, Miles’ second quintet, almonds. This movie, naturally.