[Originally published March 14, 2013, in Dilema Veche.] "I am a sick man.... I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased." Every time I read another story about how the ultimate dream of predictive analytics is almost within reach,...
[Originally published March 5, 2013, in Dilema Veche.] “I don’t know. But let me tell you.” I met my Romanian friend Remus for a drink the other night. When he invited me, he sounded very excited. “There you are! Hello, Remus." "Hello, my friend." "Hey, are you ok?”...
[Originally published Feb. 22, 2013, in Dilema Veche.] “They can’t do that to us!” My Romanian friend Remus called me the other day. He was upset. Very, very upset. “Have you seen what the British are saying about us?” “Yes, Remus, it’s not very nice.” “Not nice! Are...
[Originally published Feb. 14, 2013, in Dilema Veche.] A long time ago, one of my best friends went to prison. He was caught doing something illegal involving money and politics in the state of Maryland. Of course, that was normal back then. Just take a look at the...
[Originally published Aug. 23, 2012, in Dilema Veche.] Given the tone of political conversation in Romania these past several weeks, clearly there is no need anymore for subtlety, tact, or gentlemanly discourse – if there ever was. Probity and clarity, however, would...
[Originally published July 12, 2012, in Dilema Veche.] Here’s a disturbing thought: Romania’s Prime Minister is accused of having committed an egregious and truly indefensible act of plagiarism. Given its scope, it’s not just an oversight that happened by accident. It...