On a scorching September afternoon, Morgan Friedman, semi-professional wanderer, must stop. We’ve been moseying through Brooklyn neighborhoods for nearly two hours, because I wanted…
Read MoreWhatever your politics, if you can still make an argument that this man is not a liability to the party he’s trying to help,…
Read MoreIt’s the political season here, and so I have to admire the chutzpah of Paul Collier, who had an op-ed in today’s NYT. Let’s…
Read MoreI seem to always miss the proper news. In the parliamentary elections held earlier this week–only the second election in the country since the…
Read MoreTwo weeks after I get back from Rwanda, who shows up but Paul Kagame? He is, of course, the president of Rwanda, and he’d…
Read MoreNew York City Ever a woman of geographical ADHD, I’ve been in three cities since returning to the U.S. about 10 days ago. A…
Read MoreWell, sort of. You won’t probably make it very far on a chikudu unless you’re a local. It’s a rough-looking hand-made road warrior, part…
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Emanuel Buke won’t train just anyone. Like a swami on a mountaintop, he is discerning about his disciples. For the past 16 years he…
Read MoreHere’s a story I reported during my trip to Goma, about which I know I owe you all lusciously interesting tidbits. I’ll try to…
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GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — For years, African militias have used proceeds from precious natural resources to fund conflicts – a practice dramatized…
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