What do you know about Africa?
Jorn Barger, who is kind enough to regularly amplify posts on my blog on his weblog “Robot Wisdom”, wrote to me a few weeks ago… Read More »What do you know about Africa?
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December 2005
It’s official – there’s now a sumo category on the blog.
I’m on my winter vacation from now until January 5th, which means, according to the circular I just got in the mail from the International… Read More »It’s official – there’s now a sumo category on the blog.
Four stories from around the continent…
Two days without opening my laptop – now that’s a vacation. Logging on again today, four Africa stories that caught my eye: – “Ghana’s Uneasy… Read More »Four stories from around the continent…
12 Good Reasons to Learn Chinese
I’ve just submitted a revision of a paper I wrote in early September for inclusion as part of an academic book. It’s an attempt to… Read More »12 Good Reasons to Learn Chinese
The Economist on “comparative poverty”
The current edition of the Economist has an interesting “special report” on “the poor” that draws some comparisons between rural Kentucky and urban Democratic Republic… Read More »The Economist on “comparative poverty”
Short day, short posts
It’s the shortest day of the year and I’m feeling very short on time as I try to wrap up projects that absolutely, positively have… Read More »Short day, short posts