Was it worth it
When Trump shut down my project as part of closing down USAID, it was framed as part of a greater push to reduce federal spending and cut the national deficit. Initially, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set an…
Category Current Affairs
Eight years of Hope
Shortly before Obama took office, I wrote a post with the title What will the world look like after this economic crisis? I saw the big economic crisis of the time as an inevitable correction. The US had been living too…
Yes, Muslims should try to root out extremists in their midsts
… and so too should anti-abortion activists, environmentalists, political activists, Christians, and all other groups. The United States is founded on the belief that all men [women and children] are created equal and have the inalienable right of life, liberty, and…
Lying wasn’t Greg Mortenson’s biggest sin
On Tuesday, Greg Mortenson reappeared after the scandal surrounding his books and charity to apologize for lying. “I stand by the stories. The stories happened, but … not in the sequence or the timing,” Mortenson told Brokaw. If his only fault was…
Notable books on Haiti
Recommended reading on Haiti
Death of a Dominican Hero: Sonia Pierre
Sonia Pierre was both lauded and harassed by the Dominican government for her work to protect the rights of people of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic. While the Dominican Government was threatening to revoke her citizenship, her photo was…
STUCK…the Haitian Elections Part 3
The Haitian elections are at an impasse with no clear path out. I was in Haiti last week when the rioting broke out over the elections results. I had been asking my Haitian friends what they thought would happen.The most…