This post is coming a bit late as I have had no internet access over the past few days. Luckily, I’ve had the good sense to take copious notes to help remember all of the amazing things that I have been up to. With some more luck, I will catch up on my trip so [...]

I arrived safely last night, India time of course, after travelling for twenty-two hours straight plus a ten and a half hour time difference. There are many occasions where I’ve travelled before and found it hard to reconcile where I actually am based on sight alone. There is no question I’m in India right now. [...]

I had posted a version of this on March 20th, promising to journal my first-hand experience with the issues I love to write about. Well, after a long delay, each day for the next two weeks I will post a journal entry that represents one day of my trip.

Currently the Obama administration has a task force looking into this policy dilemma. It will be interesting to see what they come up with, as it seems that despite bipartisan support, a passing a comprehensive and smart bill originating in the House and Senate is asking for too much.

I might be graduating tomorrow, so I’ll have to keep this post fairly short. Looking on the bright side, however, my commencement speaker is Jeffrey Sachs. I’m proud to have played a small part in selecting him. You can trust that I will be sure to write my reflections on whatever his advice is to [...]

Maybe I’m jumping ahead a bit by giving some background on past efforts and starting to build the foundations of a critique, but I think it’s important to have this grounding now before I delve deeper. For now, take pleasure in a (not so) subtle trashing of a part of the Bush legacy that many regard to be one of its few positives.

While the extensive debate over foreign assistance reform has been overshadowed, it is occurring, albeit under the radar. Soon enough we chart a new direction, but will it be the right one? Throughout the summer, I will passionately explore the issue and potential solutions. Consider this a call to action.

It doesn’t take a genius to realize that Haiti will need more than a little push from the outside world if they ever are to sustainably climb out of poverty. But out past efforts at providing aid for development have failed. Thus, I hope that we take the opportunity that this tragedy has provided to rethink our approach to tackling global poverty. It’s high time for some new ideas.

Time reports: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1915544,00.html