Zimbabwe: the Hollow State
Three weeks ago Tama Muru from the BBC asked me if I thought Zimbabwe would explode. At the time I said, “No.” Was I wrong? The situation three weeks ago was this: The Zimbabwe dollar was worth less...
View ArticleEnding poverty means abandoning charity and accepting reality
Benin Mwangi, who blogs about doing business in Africa, asked me recently: “should the discussion be about how to get the informal sector to become part of the formal sector or should it be how to...
View ArticleThe passion of St. Paris
Earlier this year year bad girl Paris Hilton went to jail. While there she was touched by God and emerged a changed woman, determined to be a better person and role model. Now, she’s making good on...
View ArticleWorld's nicest man
How do we welcome him into the US? Why, detain him and confiscate his passport, of course. What else do you do with a Muslim, even if he is a Nobel Peace Prize candidate? The Guinness Book of World...
View ArticleNota Bene #94: Bear Vs. Ninja
“Overture, curtain, lights / This is it. We’ll hit the heights / And oh, what sites we’ll hit / On with the links, this is it!” Enjoy! … “When he was on an operating table with his chest cracked open,...
View ArticleNota Bene #112: GOOOLLLLLLLL
“Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this post. Now on to the links! … “Small but growing numbers of overseas Americans are taking the weighty...
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