Peter Quinn is a novelist and frequent contributor to Commonweal. His memoir, Cross Bronx, A Writing Life (Fordham University Press), is currently in print. Also by this author Politics Is Personal Get Commonweal's latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2005-06-17 issue: View Contents Most Recent Against Optimization By Regina Munch February 17, 2025 Cloistered Freedom By Laura León February 17, 2025 A Wicked Game By Miles Doyle February 14, 2025