Recently, I had the opportunity to podcast with Shirin Neshat, acclaimed visual artist, and Jonathan Burnham, one of the leading New York-based book...
“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore” – Reflections on a Changing Culture
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The crisis of democracy and governance
Democracia en Peligro
Latin America is in trouble. From the Rio Grande to the Drake Passage, angry and violent partisanship is rising; citizens feel their governments...
Does Democracy Have a Future in Latin America?
"So to a large extent, democracy, it's a pleasure that only the wealthy can afford to have. For the poor, satisfying the immediate needs might be...
Understanding Africa
“The first draft of history is always going to be very messy.” — Michela Wrong Human life originated in Africa, and humanity’s future will be...
Heart of Darkness
"...the longer I spend working on Africa and traveling around in Africa, the more it is born upon me that the nation-state is a fragile and recent...
Mirabilis annus secundus
“The second part of the second years prodigies being a true additional collection of many strange signs and apparitions which have this last year...
The hope of our future
Filippino national hero Jose Rizal allegedly said that “Youth is the hope of our future.” When it comes to governance, is that a good thing in a...
Are we really all in this together?
The global pandemic was a test of the proposition that global problems not only need global solutions, but that if the crisis is big enough, then...
Fixing what’s broken
Is democracy in trouble? The evidence so far this year is troubling: January 6th in Washington, coup in Myanmar, widening arrests in Hong Kong,...