“Internet Addiction”?
Behavior: It’s Addictive I’m tempted to write that I found this story about “Internet Addiction” after many hours of aimless surfing the net, but actually I just got back from…
Uncategorized
Jane Jacobs, R.I.P.
Jane Jacobs, one of the most interesting thinkers of the second half of the twentieth century, is dead. Her 1961 book The Death and Life of Great American Cities changed…
Globalization Debate
Francisco LouÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?£, AntÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?³nio JosÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?© Teixeira, me, and Filipe Teles (one of the organizers) I think that I did rather well in my debate with Francisco LouÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?£ (his website), a leader…
Whooo Hooo!
Burundi has lifted a curfew that was in place for 34 years.
Georgian Wine
I can attest that Georgia produces some excellent wines, but I was warned there to beware of falisified bottles, not so much in Georgia (although friends told me to be…
Can the President Fire Himself?
I wonder whether this will be the last straw on the back of this administration.
Conference and Speaking Tour
I’ll be taking part in a conference with the New School of Athens March 9-11 on “Beyond the Millennium Declaration: Embracing Democracy and Good Governance.” I’ll then be traveling on…
Mark Your Calendar! Seminars Galore!
It’s time to start thinking about the summer. Cato University will be holding a seminar at the ultra-fabulous Don Cesar Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach (near Tamp, right on…
Legal Tinder Laws?
Posecution for Murder: Exhibit A Imagine being prosecuted for a magic trick in which you “burn” a bank note and then produce it, intact and unburned. According to the BBC,…