Goodbye, my NYT magazine
This is depressing: The NYT magazine is getting smaller, which probably also means stories are getting shorter. In two weeks, it will be 9…
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Statistics are hot
When Ryan C Briggs does them. Seriously, check this out: That’s a visualization of analysis of NYT coverage of Africa. And there’s more of…
Read MoreTo the anonymous Google searcher, I love you
Someone found my blog by searching “Africa bite.” I can only assume there’s a wonderful person somewhere in Rwanda looking up a phone number…
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Peacebuliding: A Comprehensive Report
Graduating in America’s Great Recession
The class of 2009 makes adjustments in the face of a dearth of jobs and increasing interest rates on student loans and credit cards….
Read MorePlease snark responsibly
I am lately struggling with the line between sharp critique and sour cynicism. As I sort that out, here are some reading suggestions that…
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America’s Tortured Torture Debate
Why does the line between coercion and torture seem so shadowy now? NEW YORK — There has been no shortage of confusion, follow-up questioning,…
Read MorePostpone that volcano hike, maybe?
On top of all the displacement, rebel attacks, and other insecurities, eastern Congo is apparently due for a volcano eruption. The good news? There’s…
Read MoreTorture photos we apparently don't need to see
Here’s a video of Obama explaining why he’s refused to allow the release, which would no doubt lead to the publication, aggregation, blogging, tweeting,…
Read MoreSo you wanna help Africa? Here's how. (Hint: It only takes $10. But you gotta be fast.)
Some of you might remember my series on grassroots reconciliation in Sierra Leone. Fambul Tok is a local program in every sense–started by a…
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