If the Chinese or the Kenyans or the Argentines, or even the Iraqis adopt the mechanics and institutions that built progress in the West, the next stepping stone could well be theirs to stand upon. There are ten “tipping points” in world history that are referred to in “Common Genius...
“You will decide if your leaders will be held accountable, or if you will look the other way,” hetoldthe crowd ofthousands of studentsat the University of Nairobi. During these six days he received more media attention than Kenyan President,alienatedthe elected government to thedegreethat ...
“My name is Zinet (not her real name), I came recently from a neighboring country where I had been working as a house maid for the last two years. I always disliked the way the house master looked at me. One day when I was doing my house cleaning duty, he just got into the ro...