A wee victory for proud Scots all over the world wide web
Scotland finally has its own homeland on the web, in the form of the .scot domain. “As a Scottish expat, this launch, in the midst […]
Politics
Standing in Washington with both feet on British soil
To this Missouri-based British expat, Washington DC is an amazing place. Yes, the political infighting, the stalemates, the protests, are all rather annoying at times, […]
Agribusiness, Foreign Governments and Congress – Socially Speaking
Over the past two months, I have had the privilege of providing social media insights and training to a large multinational agribusiness company, a foreign […]
Social Media Expands National and International Government Influence Online
Last week, I and members of the Elasticity team, packed up our bags and headed north to Washington DC to spend some time in our […]
Howard Phillips, 1941-2013
This week, I received some very sad news. A political giant in the US, and someone I was honored to call my friend, passed away. […]
American Needs to Throw Away the No Vacancy Sign
I write on occasion for the UK’s Weekly Telegraph. My piece on the US immigration system, and the problems with it, that appeared in this […]
Scotland, UK and the USA: International Partnerships Need More Than Personalities
Earlier this week, my wife and I were honored to be the guests of UK Consul General Robert Chatterton Dickson and Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for […]
Happy Winston Churchill Day!
I have two favorite British Prime Ministers, one from recent history and a powerful example of a wartime leader, Sir Winston Churchill, and the other […]
The Supreme Court Weighs in on Kilt Wearing!!! Well, kind of…
In 1965, two Des Moines area students were suspended for wearing armbands in protest of the Vietnam War. The resulting court case, Tinker v. Des […]
A Taxing Lesson Forgotten, On Both Sides of the Pond
In the U.S., there is a constant battle going on between the right and the left over the optimal level of taxes. Those on the […]