Missoula The first days going off-the-grid in the Sapphire Mountains along the steep, narrow valley of Rock Creek are always a shakeout cruise. The ’72 Toyota pickup sputtered out when we arrived, and though it quickly revived, it meant renting a car from worry. The Rock Creek Mercantile has new hours so no fishing licenses yet. …
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Mortenson, Krakauer, and Three Cups of Deceit
New Orleans Recently, I reacted to a Nicholas Kristof column in the New York Times about the controversy around Greg Mortenson, his charity – the Central Asia Institute, the author and journalist Jon Krakauer and his expose. I thought Kristof’s mea culpa about Mortenson being his friend and his hope that there was “another side …
Kristof and a Three Cups of Tea
Vicksburg I’ve read a couple of Nicholas Kristof’s books with interest over the years and used to read his column in the New York Times, but largely have abandoned them in recent years as I’ve done more international organizing. I’ve done so not because he’s exactly wrong on the issues, but it’s a matter …