Money creates a power relationship between the payer and the payee.

Upholding human rights is not merely compatible with fighting terrorism, it is essential.

When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff that should be rewarded, not the people who deliver it or sit on it waiting for someone to show up.

We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus on fighting communism driven in large part by the American occupation.

I definitely feel like my blog is going edgy to broad and boring.