Published on The Huffington Post.

As it turned out, it was very appropriate that the last sporting action of London 2012 should be the Modern Pentathlon. It showed the…

Published on the barackobama.com blog

Successful presidential campaigns are built from the ground up — perhaps more literally than you might think. While it may have seemed like a small contribution at first when Dr. Marie Metoyer brought folding…

Published on The Huffington Post.

The media has been expending plenty of column inches and airtime lamenting various aspects of the upcoming Olympic Games. Make no mistake: the failure of…

Published on The Vibe.

I’m currently in New Hampshire, so this week I bore witness to one of the more extraordinary spectacles in the modern political world: the New Hampshire primary. Every four years, candidates from one or…

Published on The Huffington Post.

After the flags have come down in Regent Street, the athletes have departed the village, and the nation reflects on Britain’s performance…

Originally published on The Huffington Post.

Danny Boyle and Seb Coe decided to end Friday’s incredible Opening Ceremony with a strong statement. The Olympic flame was brought to the…

Published in the Cherwell.

Naming a book Future Perfect is audacious to put it mildly but, with his compelling explanation of how collaboration can drive progress Steven Johnson just about gets away with it. Only through…