HOW SAN FRANCISCO SHOULD RESPOND
Through increased density and improved public transportation, San Francisco can manage its housing crisis
THE LEGEND OF BUDDY RED BOW
How a Lakota Country Singer echoed the soul of the Great Plains and how his legacy still remains relevant today.
November 16, 2016
WHY ANTHONY BOURDAIN DESERVES OUR GRIEF
Anthony Bourdain's suicide shocked the world, leaving a legacy of humanism, curiosity and a deep insight into the human condition.
APRIL 4, 2016
NORCAL HIGH SPEED RAIL IS A NECESSITY
Why a Norcal HSR commuter system is a necessary solution to solve the housing crisis and economic inequality.
AUGUST 6, 2018
How Trump's victory can potentially end the era of a Western consensus that has served as a lynch pin for global stability since WWII.
The Grand Transformation
American politics as we know it is coming to an end. Will 2020 finally see the two populist wings of the Right and Left come to a clash?
IS JAPAN'S RARE EARTH DISCOVERY FOOL'S GOLD?
Japan's recent discovery of a trove of rare earth resources below its waters creates an opportunity to break China's monopoly. But is it fool's gold?
RE-IMAGINING AFRICA
Why it is time for the West to abandon outdated attitudes towards Africa, and renew relationships based on mutual benefit and equality.
TRUMP PARADIGM SHIFT
How Donald Trump's victory is shifting the political paradigm at home and abroad while an anxious world awaits his administration.
DANGER OF SF'S GROWING INEQUALITY
What are the ramifications of the growing wealth inequality caused by housing costs and the tech industry, and what are the solutions?
June 21, 2016
APRIL 1, 2018
A clip of my radio interview with Arnie Arnesen on her show The Attitude featured on WNHN 94.7 FM regarding "Inequality in the Robotic Age"
April 9, 2019
ASEAN'S SINO JAPANESE COAL RIVALRY
How Southeast Asia is becoming rife ground for the Sino-Japanese geopolitical rivalry via the construction of coal plants.
APRIL 4, 2017
May 12, 2020
ASIA'S CARBON CONUNDRUM
How global institutions like the World Bank face competing priorities in meeting worldwide climate goals while aiding developing Asia's energy needs.
THE EURASIAN FORTRESS
How a Sino-Russian alliance is leveraging Eurasia's vast geography to create an alternative pole of global power to the West.
COVID-19 ACCELERATING AUTOMATION
The pandemic has given us a glimpse into how transformative automation will be and the measures we will need to maintain human dignity.
TRUMP CHINA RESET
How the Trump administration should abandon outdated views and reinvent the US China trade relationship based on new realities and maximize the benefits to the American worker.
May 1, 2016
JANUARY 27, 2018
MARCH 18, 2018
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
cleveland's undercover cool
Long synonymous with the Rust Belt and derided as the "mistake on the Lake", Cleveland's vintage charms are suddenly coming back en vogue.
CHINA's COBALT CONUNDRUM
How China's dependency on Congo's cobalt supply may work to alter its policy of non-interference in Africa, as rising chaos ensues in the country.
May 22, 2016
JUNE 14, 2018
JANUARY 1, 2016
JANUARY 26, 2016
July 1, 2016
JANUARY 15, 2016
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
NO TURNING BACK ON CHINA'S ISLAND BUILDING
Why China's island building is driven by Beijing's grand commercial ambitions and deep military insecurity, and what this means for the region.
Could the dynamics of inequality in high priced tech hubs portend trends to come in an age of increasing automation?
THE CHINA FACTOR
What is driving Chinese investment in American real estate and why these factors will continue
SAN FRANCISCO'S MANHATTANIZATION
San Francisco's housing crisis is caused by economic and geographic circumstances
THE FORGING OF MEXICO CITY
Mexico City stands as the ancient capital of the Americas and a site of two great civilizations. It's existence is the result of a great intersection of history and culture.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
March 4, 2016
ASEAN'S DIGITAL DIVIDE
As ASEAN has committed to developing a common market, however ongoing development gaps between its members continue to hinder progress.
APRIL 18, 2018
September 5, 2016
IS ETHIOPIA THE WAKANDA OF THE FUTURE?
Ethiopia's economic reforms have seen it undergo rapid industrialization and economic growth. Could the African nation one day resemble Wakanda?
NO TO A SYRIA WAR
Why military escalation in the Syria theater runs counter to America's core national interests.
DECEMBER 27, 2017
SHENZHEN THE HARBINGER CITY
How the city of Shenzhen is once again spearheading change in China by emerging as a global tech and innovation hub and a rival to Silicon Valley.
NOVEMBER 4, 2017
JANUARY 11, 2016
DECEMBER 1, 2016
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
THE RESURGENCE OF THE
AMERICAN CITY
New Orleans, its economic recovery and the importance of the city to the American cultural fabric and identity.
APRIL 11, 2018
A GOOD SAMARITAN
How a local Sacramento disability advocate's fight is a personal crusade. A people piece on James Pearson, owner of Samaritan Disability.
November 21, 2016
THE GREAT SACRAMENTO REVIVAL
How California's Capitol city is revitalizing its historic urban core and reinventing itself
WHY ROBOTS CAN'T REPLACE REALTORS
Why the human factor in real estate remains crucial even as technology advances challenge the business model.
STANDOFF AT STANDING ROCK
How opposition to the intrusion of an oil pipeline through the water resources of the Standing Rock Sioux is galvanizing a movement to protect Native rights.
March 12, 2019
THE TRUMPIAN SHIFT IN KOREA
How Trump's unconventional presidency, lack of ideological fervor and reckless diplomatic showmanship worked in achieving peace with North Korea and will this peace last?
JUNE 16, 2018
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
May 13, 2019
ASEAN, Technology and climate change
Southeast Asia's unique topography leaves it particularly vulnerable to the ravages of climate change. Can technology save the region?
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
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