Why C.A.R.?
Anyone looking at a map might wonder why President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, fleeing political violence in Haiti, would choose to flee to the Central African Republic.… Read More »Why C.A.R.?
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
It’s all about the Benjamin
When two of the web’s smartest thinkers note a visual resemblence between you and a certain plump, bald founding father, should you be flattered, or… Read More »It’s all about the Benjamin
Making Room for the Third World in the Second Superpower
I got ludicriously useful feedback from blog readers regarding the two posts I made in preparation for the talk Joi and I gave at O’Reilly… Read More »Making Room for the Third World in the Second Superpower
Planting weeds to eliminate mines
Christian Science Monitor is reporting development of a weed that helps detect land mines. A Danish company, Aresa Biodetection, has developed a strain of Thales… Read More »Planting weeds to eliminate mines
Outsourcing and “Benedict Arnold”
Jim Moore writes yesterday about outsourcing in the IT industry, an issue that seems likely to be a major part of the debate over economic… Read More »Outsourcing and “Benedict Arnold”
Reactions to the Digital Democracy presentation
Joi and I gave our workshop at the Digital Democracy Teach-In at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego yesterday. Daniel Steinberg, writing for… Read More »Reactions to the Digital Democracy presentation