I think we can learn a lot about different countries from books, movies, and songs, but obviously, we can’t learn everything. I fully understand that this African blogging project has serious limitations, but I also know that I know much more about Africa than I did when I started. And that’s good, yes? A while… [Read More]
In my new life as a First Amendment warrior, I direct you to the following articles for your edification: Gawker in the fight of its life over Hulk Hogan sex tape: which addresses the issue of who is a private person and where people give up the right to privacy. The unfortunate truth is that the… [Read More]
I’ve been thinking a lot about the oddities of career paths. We like to think that they are linear, but they aren’t. Life is weird and strange, and employers can be even weirder and stranger. And that brings me to Sandra Day O’Connor. She graduated from law school at a time when hardly any women… [Read More]
The Africa, One Country at a Time project continues with a post on Tanzania. Tanzania is a bright spot, a welcome change from looking at a string of nations with real problems. I was looking for movies about Tanzania and came across GLM, a Web site all about movies in Tanzania and Burundi. It has… [Read More]
And the last day of Chase’s free coin-counting service. And so, I am going to take my giant bag of coins to Chase rather than write an inspiring post. It counts. That’s the downside of the blogathon – a lot of the posts are light on content. The upside is getting back in the groove… [Read More]
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