links for 2009-10-13
For Dodgers' interpreter, his job is a thrill beyond words — latimes.com Beautiful story about Kenji Nimura, the LA Dodgers trilingual interpreter. Classic bridge figure… Read More »links for 2009-10-13
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
On connecting the dots – a response to Lessig on transparency
Celebrated legal scholar, intellectual property activist and now congressional reformer Lawrence Lessig has written a provocative and somewhat surprising article in this month’s New Republic.… Read More »On connecting the dots – a response to Lessig on transparency
links for 2009-10-10
ESPN – OTL: Seats Of Gold – E-ticket Extremely good piece of sportswriting. Writer spends $1200 to sit in a "Legends seat" at Yankee stadium,… Read More »links for 2009-10-10
Babtounes, “democrazy” and the Tunisian elections
I’m reading Paul Collier’s controversial new “Wars, Guns and Votes” (NYTimes review), where the brilliant development economist addresses the uncomfortable question, “What if democracy doesn’t… Read More »Babtounes, “democrazy” and the Tunisian elections
Fighting the four-year myth
I’m in Providence, Rhode Island today speaking at BIF-5 – the Business Innovation Factory’s fifth annual storytelling conference. I’ll be doing my best to blog… Read More »Fighting the four-year myth
Stop creating “jargon spewing economic vandals”
I’m in Providence, Rhode Island today speaking at BIF-5 – the Business Innovation Factory’s fifth annual storytelling conference. I’ll be doing my best to blog… Read More »Stop creating “jargon spewing economic vandals”