Monthly Archives: December 2013

The Corrections

Posted on December 31, 2013 by James Thomas Snyder

I found an error in Table 7.2 on page 124 relating to languages spoken in the United States. All of the numbers are from the U.S. Census Bureau and are accurate. But French (including dialects) at 1,358,816 inexplicably appears as … Continue reading →

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How This Could End

Posted on December 27, 2013 by James Thomas Snyder

A Washington Post/ABC News poll of the American public released before Christmas may have been ignored for the negative tone typical of surveys of this type. Thirteen years into the war in Afghanistan and months away from a definitive withdrawal, the conflict … Continue reading →

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Matters of Interpretation

Posted on December 17, 2013 by James Thomas Snyder

If the unfortunate fracas over the fraudulent sign language interpreter for the public funeral service of Nelson Mandela had one upside, it might be this wonderful, illuminating (if short) discussion with Melanie Metzger, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Interpretation … Continue reading →

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The Last Three Feet

Posted on December 11, 2013 by James Thomas Snyder

Hear my interview with The Public Diplomat’s PDCast, courtesy of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications and its Master’s Program in Public Diplomacy. I talk about working at NATO, my new book, and effective public diplomacy. Many thanks to Michael … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Robben Island

Posted on December 6, 2013 by James Thomas Snyder

I visited Robben Island, South Africa’s prison colony off the Western Cape, more than a decade ago when I was in South Africa with the woman who would become my wife. Then as today it is a national heritage site … Continue reading →

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