Auckland As the sports commentators often say, LeBron James is “part of the conversation” on who might be the greatest basketball player ever. Having played with the Cleveland Cavaliers where he brought them a title finally after decades and the Miami Heat where he won two championships, he has been in the finals for umpteen …
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The Failure of Imagination in Thinking about Disasters
Cardiff FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Administration, has released an after-action report on its performance in Puerto Rico, and it met the disaster with a disastrously bad response. Responding to Hurricane Irma’s devastation of the Virgin Islands, they had emptied out their warehouse in Puerto Rico of almost all supplies as they tried to respond. …
Contradictory Readings in the Tea Leaves
Sheridan It’s a tough time to be a commentator, pundit, or general political wizard. It must be like walking a tightrope. They know it’s scary when they start walking the wire and have to wonder if they’ll made it to the other side. Take for example a long piece in the press about the continuing …