Oh, what do we do with Thomas Friedman? The naif let loose in the big scary world? Last Sunday, he wrote about an amazing new factor in the global economy: people selling used clothing! How he missed eBay, I’ll never know, let alone the world of consignment stores and high-end charity thrift stores. This isn’t… [Read More]
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Band-Aid, Ethiopia, famine, and other fun stuff
In 1984, singer Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats was so outraged by the news videos of Ethiopian famine that he organized a fundraising organization, Band Aid. He convinced a group of English and Irish musicians to record a song, the proceeds of which would be spent to bring food to Ethiopia. “Feed the World”… [Read More]
Keith Gilabert sued me for libel. The suit was dismissed, and he must pay my legal fees. These are facts.
In late December of last year, convicted felon Keith Gilabert sued me for libel over this post, in which I recounted his fraud. Today, Judge King of the Central District of California dismissed the suit, with prejudice, and ordered Gilabert to repay my legal expenses. You can read the order here: Docket 52-0 – Order… [Read More]
Guinea-Bissau: Warriors at Work
The Africa blogging project has been delayed by reading! I just finished another long book about a small country, Warriors at Work: How Guinea Was Really Set Free, by Mustafah Dhada. It’s the story of the country’s revolution against Portugal. Guinea, now known as Guinea-Bissau, attracted Portuguese slave traders in 1446. Portugal didn’t achieve control… [Read More]
See my FinCon presentation on reporting for bloggers
At the Financial Bloggers Conference in October, I was on a panel of bloggers talking about research and reporting. If you’d like to see us, here you go:
