Jungle Bloggers

David P. Kronmiller, Editor-In-Chief
Notes from the Jungle
Joyce Chen Blogging from New York.
Tharuna Devchand Blogging from South Africa.
Sarah Jawaid
Blogging from Washington, D.C.
J Lampinen
Our resident comic strip, Congo & Steve
Jeremy Olsen
Director of Development and occasional commentator.
Dan Rickabus
On things musical.

Plus past staff and guest writers, including J Day, Scott Martin, and Bronson Picket.

New home, old home.

This is our new home. For past video, audio, and blogs, you can still visit:
the previous incarnation of the Avocado Jungle.
June 16, 2009, at 4:50 am — Blogs / / /

Rich Gov, Poor Gov: Why Obama Can’t Fix The Economy

Last night, as I reread Robert Kiyosaki’s 1997 Bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad, I realized why Barack Obama will be unable to do what is necessary to fix America’s economy. It’s not just that he believes in government intervention in business, although that’s a big part of it. But what makes it even worse is that President Obama is Poor Dad.

June 9, 2009, at 6:25 pm — Blogs / /

Commemorating Memorial Day

(Originally Submitted May 24, 2009)
The theme of this week’s Avocado Jungle is “transitions”, and what more poignant time than Memorial Day to acknowledge the transition from life to death and death to life as a result of our brave men and women who fell in defense of our nation as well the defense of others.
Many [...]

June 3, 2008, at 12:00 pm — Blogs / / /

What is it to be an American?

For me the question of being an American was a real one – I was born here, in Ohio, but was raised over seas for many years in Brazil. My cultural identity had been a question in my mind for some time- where did I feel most at home? What was I? Was I an American?