Moments and Thoughts from My Many Adventures Around the World. Well, I finally had to bite the bullet and upgrade my blog. 8211; is now just an archive.

I am a writer and researcher based in San Francisco and Kenya. From 2010 to 2015, I worked closely with a Nobel prize-winning economist. At Columbia University, conducting background research and editing his articles, academic papers, and books. 8212; and some 80 academic articles. Subscribe to my blog by email.

Last week David Pilling wrote an interesting column. In the Financial Times about disruptions the global supply chain has suffered as a result of natural disasters this year, and how the disruptions have prevented the companies affected from bringing their products to market.

Musings, murmurings, recollections, swearing, cursing, praising, reflecting. Monday, February 2, 2015. Moved to a New Home. I hope we shall continue having conversations on the new site, and let me know if you like. I also hope to have your links on my new site as soon as I can. Thursday, October 9, 2014. I mean, we meet at .

Africa is, indeed, coming into fashion. University of Connecticut, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Storrs, CT. University of Minnesota IPID, 3pm, Law School Room 20. RSVP for a seat here.