July 4th weekend is an occasion on which I like to do a kind of six-month gut check to reflect on what has gone well and what needs work while barbecuing and spending time with the family. So here are three brief perspectives, one work-related, one global and one personal. More and more, I am … Continue reading July 4th a perfect time for taking stock and declaring independence to indulge

Recently I was privileged to meet with a delegation from three African nations, Ivory Coast, Burkina  Faso and Mali. What is so encouraging is that each of these supposedly “Third World” countries possesses significant raw materials to build an infrastructure from scratch the way it ought to be done, and thus set an example for