Bush’s visit to Africa is prompting a range of opining and writing in that continent that puts up an unusual mirror to the United States, and offers serious insights into Africa.
Watching America.com has collected a wide range of this commentary. Interesting articles include
A Tale of Two Elephants (Ghana) (The elephants are the U.S. Republican Party and Ghana’s New Patriot Party)
Bush Should Demand Self-Reliance (Tanzania)
Bush Visit Poses Threat to Africa (Kenya)
Reasons for Bush’s Visit Are Good (Ghana)
U.S.-Liberia Partnership: the Way Forward (Liberia)
Liberians Hope Bush Get Sense of Their Country (Liberia)
These are just some of the most recent articles, but there are more on Watching America.com.
Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.