Author
Having command of a library of information is useless unless we also have command of the structure and communicability of that information. As attention spans shorten and publishing increasingly moves to a digital format being able to generate clear, concise statements is becoming essential. Why write pages when a sound bite will do?
Experience in writing blogs, press releases, scientific papers, research memorandum, and magazine articles betrays the flexibility of an author’s style. The modern business place, with its emphasis on sticky ideas, ideas people remember, demands this flexibility. Sterile rigidity was left behind when the world became interconnected.
Current Projects
Right to be Forgotten - The EU is pushing towards an online 'right to be forgotten.' In the most innocuous of cases, this 'right' would force the censorship of search results to exclude information that, according to the EU, should be 'forgotten.' This paper will look at U.S. case law, legislation, and policy proposals to explore how much ground the 'right to be forgotten' has gained in the U.S. Some analysis of the practicalities of enforcement may be included. Forthcoming - Summer 2011. The Statesman - A fictional account of the rise and governance of a nation in a post apocalyptical future. Exploring the theme of good governance during times of profound cultural shifts this first person account follows a fictionalized statesman rise from the morass of obscurity to confront the challenges of the nation. Forthcoming. Sui Generis: The Story of Government - The fall of nations, birth of government, and human nature are all well documented phenomena but harnessing the lessons of those three discrete subjects of studies to propose solutions to a nation’s decline is rare. Looking at the possibility of a post-American world and managed decline of U.S. power this book proposes solutions to avoid those eventualities. Forthcoming. Adventures with Selene - A collection of semiautobiographical tales about rather bizarre adventures. Forthcoming.
Past Projects
The Untapped Potential of Social Media: A Primer for Savvy Campaigners - The 2010 election cycle, like the 2008 cycle, saw explosive growth in campaigns use of social media platforms but many campaigns did not utilize those platforms to their full extent. This article highlights some of the most prevalent deficiencies, including how campaigns think of social media, and points to the solutions generated by the business community as models for growth during the 2012 cycle. Campaigns & Elections - March 2011. Mexico - An attempt to dispel myths about H1N1, the Swine Flu, while exploring how the operation and existence of drug cartels have hampered the Mexican government's ability to effectively combat the spread and treatment of the disease.The Printed Blog - May 2009. Natch Greyes' Political Line - A now defunct political commentary website and social media outreach network that connected with local and national political figures, analyzed campaign strategy, and, of course, remarked on the political news of the day. May 2008 - May 2010. Heartless and Brainless - A now defunct political and cultural commentary blog focused on timely political issues, U.S. domestic and foreign affairs, and Canadian politics. May 2008 - December 2009.