1. A change for the political landscape? Inflammatory rhetoric from all parties is represented in individual citizen's points of view - even crazy extremists who float their issues in highly unacceptable ways. When the rhetoric gets heated about mistrust of the government, it inflames the public, 24 hours a day. When violence and the rhetoric of violence is embedded within Congress, somebody, somewhere will take you seriously. How can we be critical in a constructive way?
I love lists at the end of a year! Best of, worst of, mediocre of. It's the easiest way to pretend like you did something when you were too busy living life to actually do it. But in the spirit of the New Year, I'd like to join the masses by recommending the five best books I read in 2010.
1. Dark Star Safari, by Paul Theroux. Mr. Theroux can be both self-righteous and pretentious in this memoir of his journey from Cairo to Cape Town, but I've yet to read a better travel book about Africa. And I've read a lot.
1. What women really want (hint: we don't know).
2. Net Neutrality under attack. Can someone please explain to me what this truly means for Americans? (Update: A friend passed this simple yet incredibly readable explanation of Net Neutrality along. Impress your friends!)
3. Why Africa is the most exciting continent on Earth.
4. Five nonprofit trends for 2011. I'll be working on #1 for Lumana.
5. What is the best entrepreneurship ontology? Don't agree? Reorganize it!
6. This is why I'm going to Istanbul. Well, almost all the reasons!
