Public Writing on Lesotho
I have written a series of commentary pieces on Lesotho’s politics, development, and sport
2014: Chasing the Dream at 5200 Feet
2014: It’s Not Too Late to Get Lesotho Back on Track
2015: Pierce Lesotho’s Fog with Facts
2015: Is this the Maturation of Politics in Lesotho
2015: Political Violence: The Cloud Looming Over Lesotho
2016: Can Lesotho Survive More Development?
2016: Lesotho at 50: The Politics of Dysfunction or the Dysfunction of Politics?
2017: Lesotho Election, Expert Briefing (with Deiv Rakojoana)
2017: Lesotho Elections--Maturing Democracy or a Failure of Institutions?
2017: Overpopulation is not Lesotho's Biggest Problem
These pieces were at times solo authored, but I also have worked with Charles Fogelman, a lecturer in Geography at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Nora Kenworthy, an assistant professor of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Washington Bothell, and Jeffrey Smith who was at the Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights in Washington DC.
2014 Media Appearances
I have appeared in a number of media articles since the flare-up of political violence in August/September of 2014 in Lesotho (which some called a coup).
Radio France International Interviews: One and Two
Appearances in South Africa's The Daily Maverick: Here and Here
Yahoo News/Agence France Press
Jeune Afrique Article
Xinhua English-language service
I have appeared in a number of media articles since the flare-up of political violence in August/September of 2014 in Lesotho (which some called a coup).
Radio France International Interviews: One and Two
Appearances in South Africa's The Daily Maverick: Here and Here
Yahoo News/Agence France Press
Jeune Afrique Article
Xinhua English-language service
2012 Media Appearances
I was interviewed for two stories that ran in international media after the historical elections of May, 2012 that returned Lesotho's first coalition government to power. Links are provided below to the article in South Africa's Mail and Guardian newspaper, and to Radio France International's audio clip:
Mail and Guardian Article
Radio France International Interview
Mail and Guardian Article
Radio France International Interview
Writing about Running
The athletes' parade at the 2009 IAAF Mountain Running Championships
Links to my articles on RunningTimes.com.
Series on the 2009 Comrades Marathon (each of the items below are links that will take you directly to the articles):
Article 1: "An American at the Comrades Marathon"
Article 2: "Why Comrades is the Greatest"
Article 3: "The Heroes of Comrades"
Article 4: "Training for the Comrades Marathon"
Article 5: "Deeper Into Distance"
Article 6: "Conquering Comrades"
Report from the 2009 IAAF World Mountain Running Championships:
Article: "Stunning World Mountain Running Champs in Italy"
Series on the 2009 Comrades Marathon (each of the items below are links that will take you directly to the articles):
Article 1: "An American at the Comrades Marathon"
Article 2: "Why Comrades is the Greatest"
Article 3: "The Heroes of Comrades"
Article 4: "Training for the Comrades Marathon"
Article 5: "Deeper Into Distance"
Article 6: "Conquering Comrades"
Report from the 2009 IAAF World Mountain Running Championships:
Article: "Stunning World Mountain Running Champs in Italy"