Baby got a hard nose, penchant for smoky jazz clubsFlute trills and martinisSaxophone loveGaudy neck jewelry, perfumed skinHeels no good for dancing, still lookin to sinTransgressions on the bass line, deep, she’ll keepDavis and Coltrane in her hipsAnd smoky jazz club martinisOn her lips
Archive for June, 2008
Kyrgyzstan Deux
June 20th, 2008
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Update: I’ve posted the Democracy in Kyrgyzstan research paper, in its entirety, on Google Docs. Given the current upheaval in the country, I thought it reasonable to finally get my keister in gear and display it. The research apparently did its job – I received an “A” in the course. Now it’s a matter of [...]
The Long March (on wheels)
June 17th, 2008
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Driving from northern Illinois to Denver back in August was pretty tiring, even though I was never behind the wheel. I at least had my brother to talk to. Took off from the farm at just shy of 8 a.m. this morning and headed West, young man. Nobody in the car with me. Silence most [...]
Human Rights?
June 14th, 2008
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I’ve done a little piece about the long, slow march of HR (human rights) in US (United States) FP (foreign policy). Since we could always do with more acronyms, YSCOTPOWALMKWYTAI, AIDTIIATG (NDTI!): http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd4vtbbk_80dwp6gxcz P.S. You Should Check Out This Piece Of Work And Let Me Know What You Think About It, Actually I Didn’t Think [...]
Development Denied
June 2nd, 2008
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Just finished a large essay detailing various theories behind why some states are rich and some are poor. I don’t find myself buying completely into any given theory, but rather ordering the various theories into a hierarchy of development-denying or development-fortifying happenstances. If geographic determinism is the root, then all other theories will use that [...]
