Blog Posts

Blog post for Moblogic, 3/27/2008: Karma Chameleon

“…But the biggest thing at stake isn’t China’s reputation or the country’s constant block of information. Sure, China’s upset that the Olympics might become a reminder of the country’s human rights violations rather than a coming out party for the newest superpower on the block, but that probably would have happened anyway. No, the big issue here is Tibet…”

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Blog post for MobLogic, 5/19/2008: Rice, Politics, and Death

“…Though Burma produced only 1% of the global rice trade last year, rice is one of the country’s biggest domestic crops. At least one large rice warehouse was destroyed in the storm. Another lost it’s roof, leading to drenched stocks of the crop. Unharvested rice is showing signs of spoilage. And the planting season is starting.

So Burma, the rice exporter, could become Burma, the rice importer.

Of course, the military junta says the rice is fine, water’s good for rice. And while that’s true, it’s not usually good when the rice is drowning…”

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Blog post for Wallstrip, 9/25/2008: Top Ten Things Henry Paulson Should Buy With Our Money

“9. Give it to charity

Hah! Just kidding!

5. Buy Venezuela

Come on…you know you want to. A steady supply of oil? Can’t beat that.”

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Blog post for The Peeled Apple, 1/24/2009: RIP “Feminist”

“…Michelle Obama is not ready to call herself a feminist (she “doesn’t like labels”). And I think that proves the point. People are still afraid of the word. I would love for that fear to end, but it hasn’t.

It isn’t time to read the “feminist” obituary, but when that time comes, it will be because it’s second nature to believe that men and women should be on equal footing. (That’s why we don’t call people man-ists.) The death of “feminist” won’t come from some female good ole boy, it will come from hard work and revolution. When everyone’s a feminist…THEN it will be time to retire the word.”

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