The university of no grass

The university of no grass
15th June, 2007
It has come to my attention that the London School of Economics and Political Science may be unique in that it is the only university in the UK with no grass on campus, anywhere. I do not mean to say that patches of weeds are unable to settle in [...]

Why I Write

Why I Write
24th May, 2007
In just under 16 hours, I will be going to probably one of the most important interviews in my life so far. I had sensed that 2007 was going to be an important year, but this interview really has all the feel of a last chance even with the year only [...]

My job market paper

Virtually ungoverned
17th December, 2006
China is becoming the new frontier for those studying the internet’s encroachment into the physical world. Even the country’s central bank feels insecure: in November 2006, Li Chao, spokesman for The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), said that virtual money had become such a worry that the central bank is drafting regulations [...]

Patriotism

It has been more than a week since the death of the enigmatic Zhao Ziyang on the 17th of January, but the government is engaged still in a bitter argument with his family over the funeral plans. Having lived under house arrest for more than 15 years after his last public appearance on the night [...]

Growing Up

As I write this on the eve of starting my second to last term at Cambridge, I am wondering how much I have developed as a person during my time at university. I suppose I could rant about how nothing that is worth knowing in life can be taught and then drop clichés about separating [...]