Lessons from Somalia
I’m a regional truck driver. This means that I am relegated to spend my time, and all of my miles in the Northeastern corridor of these United States. With this fact stated, I must add that I still like to feel connected with the rest of this planet we reside on. One of the ways I am able to do this is through the consumption of words and pictures. I regularly follow the news even though someone once told me this is bad. It’s a negative way to spend my free time, I was told, because reading the news puts one at risk to become depressed. I try and look at things as if I am not the only person in the world, or even the center of the Universe. I always roll the dice and keep on learning what is happening in other corners of the world, many of which I would like to visit but probably never will. A regular source of my news, especially when I am on the road, is the Drudge Report. I even have an application for my android phone that allows me to scan the headlines in a simple form. This week...