Oh, Canada.
Like a lot of my progressive bretheren here in the US, I’ve got a crush on my neighbor to the north. At times, it’s a… Read More »Oh, Canada.
Parag Khanna’s New World Order
Many Americans are praying that we’ll have a different place in the geopolitical order after the 2008 presidential elections. In
BIL and TED, an excellent adventure
Late next month, I’ll head to Monterey, CA for the TED conference. The conference organizers were kind enough to invite me three years ago, and… Read More »BIL and TED, an excellent adventure
Viktor Bout, the icon for international black markets?
Remember that image of the polar bears trapped on shrinking ice floes? Yeah, that one. Or any of the hundreds of others that have been… Read More »Viktor Bout, the icon for international black markets?
5.4 million dead in Congo. Believe it or not, it could have been worse.
I was pleased to see this story about death tolls in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the first page of Reddit this morning. The… Read More »5.4 million dead in Congo. Believe it or not, it could have been worse.
Fernando Rodrigues: Transparency and corruption in Brazil
Fernando Rodrigues is one of Brazil’s leading journalists, and an innovator in the field of unlocking public information. He writes for Folha de São Paulo,… Read More »Fernando Rodrigues: Transparency and corruption in Brazil