Expatriarch
Jose Melendez (Dan Kobayashi)How an American Africa expert deals with moving to Geneva and becoming a stay-at-home dad. Featuring lots of parenting, lots of travel, and a little bit of whining.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 197 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Quitting the Government Gave Me Back My Voice
More than anything, this post is to try to get you to watch my debut tomorrow on Dog Shirt TV live at 8 AM EDT on Wednesday (14:00 Geneva Time) and then streaming for all eternity on their YouTube channel. Dog Shirt TV is a daily video podc...
American Diplomats have a Credibility Problem in Africa
In the post on my resignation from the State Department, I noted that there are still a lot of good and serious people in the Department trying to do good and serious Africa policy. It’s true, it’s true. But the ability of the best among th...
I Manipulated My Family into Visiting Switzerland
Last year, one hot July night, I laid down the hardest, most manipulative guilt trip I have ever played. It wasn't on my kids. They’re too young and possibly too ruthless for guilt to be effective, and I’m too soft and kind. Rather, it was...
My Woke, DEI State Department Career
But first an introduction.
Welcome to the many free subscribers who have arrived in the past few days. And for my new paid subscribers, please know that you are also smart and good-looking!
Let me explain a bit about this blog with a few...
My Resignation from the State Department
Most people who work for the U.S. government at medium to high levels probably fantasize about making a principled resignation from time to time. When the government is implementing a policy that you sharply disagree with and you, as a prof...
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I'm just your average former Red Sox blogger and Africa specialist trying to make it as a stay-at-home dad in Switzerland, while not watching the Red Sox or writing about Africa. Maybe I'll discuss cheese? Or knives?
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