Just returned from Vegas for work. While the place seemed normal (as normal as Vegas can get) it was doubly surreal to be there at the beginning of a depression (yes, I’ve decided that we are now in a depression, over-reaction perhaps, but who knows). The mood was captured by a skype chat between myself [...]
Las Vegas and the end of US
The Power of Dissent – Linking Colbert and al-Zaidi
I think the story of Mr. al-Zaidi – the journalist who threw his shoe(s) at President Bush during and Iraqi press conference – is fascinating. It reminds of just how infrequently a president – and in particular this president – has actually had to confront dissenting opinions. And how dangerous this is, both for the [...]
Become a 2009 Sauve Scholar
For those who are interested, applications for Sauve Scholarships have been open for a few weeks now. The deadline is December 31st. For those not in the know, the Sauve Program, now in its 6th year: …exists for young leaders under the age of 30 from across the globe who want to change the world. [...]
WiiNomics… Nintendo’s scarcity strategy keeps paying dividends
I finally, finished Co-opetition by Brandenburger and Nalebuff (some of you may have noticed it was up on the library list for quite some time). It wasn’t for lack of interest – I’ve just been reading so many great books of late. One item in the book that stuck me was the example of Nintendo [...]
Noam Chomsky name drops Taylor Owen
Check out this video of Noam Chomsky dropping my man Taylor Owen‘s name over and over again in regards to the excellent article he and Ben Kiernan wrote in The Walrus about the scope and impact of the bombing of cambodia. Definitely check out the article if you haven’t already – it outlines a compelling [...]
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