The pitch is “not level”
I’m reading Franklin Foer’s excellent “How Soccer Explains the World”, and I’m more cognisant than usual of a good sports metaphor. The UK’s chief election… Read More »The pitch is “not level”
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It’s too late to prevent “The Internets”
My colleagues Rebecca MacKinnon and John Palfrey have an excellent op-ed in this week’s Newsweek International, on the role of US internet companies in China.… Read More »It’s too late to prevent “The Internets”
Photos: Not funny, and at least a little funny
My friend Andrew Heavens continues to do exemplary photojournalism from his base in Addis Ababa. (I’m working on a proposal for an Africa-wide blogging and… Read More »Photos: Not funny, and at least a little funny
Meeting Omid Memarian
In the picture above (from Hossein Derakshan’s photo blog), the middle figure is Omid Memarian, a young Iranian journalist who, at the time, was one… Read More »Meeting Omid Memarian
The West Can’t Save Africa… but maybe some US MBAs can…
William Easterly, an economics professor at NYU, has an excellent column in Monday’s Washington Post titled, “The West Can’t Save Africa”. Easterly points out that… Read More »The West Can’t Save Africa… but maybe some US MBAs can…
Congressional hearings on tech in China
My colleague Rebecca MacKinnon is in Washington, DC today trying her best to follow Congressional hearings on the behaviors and possible codes of conduct for… Read More »Congressional hearings on tech in China