I should have been much much smarter than to think that I was the first person to coin the term “Googleganger.” (from Doppelgänger)
My own googlegänger (that is, a person with your same name who shows up when you google yourself thus guaranteeing that you both are aware of each other even though you have not [...]

“Fewer than a third of all Americans believe the state has a responsibility to reduce income disparities, compared with 82% of Italians.”
- David Brooks, NYT
Frequently enough I see coffeehouse American philosophers scratching their chins and wondering to one another, “how is it that we were the first ones to embrace modern day democracy and yet [...]

The irony is that just two hours before I saw Andres’ post, I had written an email to the Global Voices Author mailing list encouraging everyone to take part in this five things meme that’s been circling the internets:
Lastly, I have another favor to ask, but this one is for my personal blog. I think [...]