Painting my part of the house we call the politburo, I'm listening to the most recent edition of Radio Open Source. Chris's guest, investor, teacher, writer and sometimes politcian Juan Enriquez, touches on a topic that has been playing back in my head all weekend: The Us vs. Them...
When the Obama Administration took over in January, along with a few new faces in the US congress, there were sure to be changes in how the government does business. Soon after, Defense Secretary Gates, kept on by Obama despite being a Bush appointee, presented a proposed defense budget...
Journalist Ruud Elmendorp just returned from Somalia where he observed and reported on the state of things in that country. This complicated journey involved getting protection from the African Union force which handles security for the airport, the presidential vila, and the port. Ruud visited each of this places...
Perhaps fitting that during my return from Slovakia yesterday, I had the Current Podcast playing an episode that examined the career of journalist Joe Schlesinger. Joe was born in Bratislava, on one of the streets that I've been walking for the past five days. He was and...
On the EU Elections
I wrote a piece for the Guardian on the Dutch vote during last week's European Parliamentary elections. Here's an excerpt: The headlines on Friday morning in Amsterdam looked not unlike those in the international press around the world: "Far right wins big in Holland". This was followed by a few...
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