The Arab Spring: Why They Protested

The Arab Spring that began in late 2010 shocked the global community. Observers of the region could have explained the factors contributing to a generally frustrated and restless civilian population, but it is fair to claim that very few anticipated their true strength in number and their ability to mobilize on a mass scale against…

The Matt Bruenig Situation

This is a super geeky topic of discussion but I can write about what I want in this blog so here we go. There have been a number of articles written about the Matt Bruenig situation over the last few days, and if one wishes to try and get the full back story it has…