About This Author
Jonathan Rowe was cofounder of Onthecommons.org and contributing editor to Washington Monthly. His writings have appeared in The Atlantic, Harper’s Magazine, and The American Prospect, and can be found at jonathanrowe.org.
Vital reading on politics, literature, and more in your inbox
Printing Note: For best printing results try turning on any options your web browser's print dialog makes available for printing backgrounds and background graphics.