Last night I attended an interesting talk at the Frontline Club where Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur, argued that blogs, social networking and user generated digital content pose a threat to our culture, economy and civilisation. Very quickly it became clear that Keen relishes his role as contrarian and provocateur and [...]
Last weekend I came across a second-hand vinyl record of Senator Bobby Kennedy interviewed by David Frost. The interview was conducted during RFK’s 1968 Presidential bid which was to end in his assassination in Los Angeles – just hours after winning the California Democratic primary. The record is a fascinating document of a remarkable man [...]
Last month I gave my last ever Powerpoint presentation. It was on the findings of a new public opinion survey commissioned by the German Marshall Fund, where I am currently a non-resident transatlantic fellow. You can view it or even listen to a recording: I gave slight variations of this presentation in Brussels, at the [...]