Happy Earth Day, kill a tree
Or an acre of them. That’s what Glenn Beck did. Glenn Beck, for those of you who’ve been dodging reality for awhile, is the…
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New Yorker in the dock, take II, or, How to accuse indigenous people of awful things (without really trying?)
How do you know if the truth is truly true? Yeah, you read that right. But first, a background note or two: Rhonda Shearer,…
Read MoreIt's never the women, is it? Always the pigs.
The New Yorker is in some hot water over Jared Diamond’s article last year,about Papua New Guinea. Diamond, you may recall, is a Pulitzer-…
Read More"No, I said I'd only waterboard if I HAD to, and then only for 20 minutes…."
The Obama Administration released some previously top secret documents about tactics used by the CIA today, at the same time that he promised those…
Read MoreVox justus. (Cuz that sounds like it would be Latin for justice…): An interview with Luis Moreno-Ocampo
My personal picks for “best of” the ICC prosecutor’s sit-down with Newsweek: NEWSWEEK: Bashir responded to the ICC’s arrest warrant by expelling foreign-aid groups…
Read MoreICC: Not as stupid as the cynics may have thought…
So I feel a little bad about my reflexive “Yes, but what about the DYING?!” response to the ICC indictments. For starters, it’s pretty…
Read MoreWhat does the high road cost?; or, Thanks, ICC: Bashir orders a dozen+ aid agencies out of Darfur
There has been lots of speculation, hand-wringing and other expressions of sincere concern since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the…
Read MoreICC warrant for Bashir strengthens global justice, do-good fundraising
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan. After the usual politicking in the halls…
Read MoreAdvice for Life I
For those of you who haven’t yet had the occasion to squish tightly into a small little mini-bus, known in most of East Africa…
Read MoreAfrica in the blogosphere
In the last few days, I’ve come across some fantastic blogs focused on Africa, and I thought I’d share a few of my findings….
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