K.J. Dwyer is a fifth generation San Franciscan; born and raised there til he was 22 when he moved to New York City (where he grew up).

He's a graduate of the Juilliard Drama School and acted for almost 20 years (among other things, 22 productions of 19 of Shakespeare's plays) and worked in an enormous corporate law firm for 15 years (most of those years overlap).

He moved to Buenos Aires in 2004 where he now runs a small business and, when he's not writing about the 2008 election, he can be found screaming into a pillow. A member of Off the Bus.'

Blog Entries by K.J. Dwyer

A Shudder of Recognition

Posted October 3, 2008 | 04:45 PM (EST)


In 1976, I was a junior in high school and Saturday Night Live (SNL) was in its second season. One of the more popular segments was the Weekend Update. It was there where Chevy Chase took stage as the first "anchor," a position from which others would go on to...

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Mobilizing The Growing Democrats Abroad Movement

Posted September 28, 2008 | 06:06 AM (EST)


This last Friday, Democrats Abroad Argentina ("DAA") sponsored a "Debate-Watch" event at the Sacramento Resto Bar in the Palermo Hollywood barrio of Buenos Aires. (Palermo "Hollywood" for the concentration of television and recording studios that pepper the neighborhood.) When I saw the "Hollywood" location, I couldn't help but...

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International Community Knows Palin Just Another Hawkish American

Posted September 16, 2008 | 08:12 AM (EST)


In her interview with Charlie Gibson, Sarah Palin, when asked if it would be necessary for NATO to invade Russia to protect Georgia, plainly said "perhaps so."

I've been living in Buenos Aires for four years now and when I read that quote to a room full of...

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