An old Pitt comrade of ours, Jason Lawrence, has set up a new blog called The Friendly Confines, about "sports, politics, humor, and life in the Windy City". Not exactly un-ambitious topics. But if you can get past his wretched sports allegiances, his ever-so-slightly-off sense of humor, and the fact that life in Chicago is bound to be depressing and cold... we're quite confident that you'll find his political analysis well worth your time.