At Shibuya Station

Having Just Strolled Down the Incline from Fumikho Maki's Serene Hillside Terrace Complex of Apartments and Shops, Architecture was on My Mind. Looking for a Place to Sit and Read the Morning Papers, I Followed the Aroma to a Caffesemlpreddo Near the Bustling Entrance of a Substation on the Shibuya Line. It must be the Attention to Detail, the High-Tech Machines or Perhaps the Quality of the Beans and Water, But I've Always Found the Best Coffee Outside of Italy in Japan.     

Renovating Democracy and Salvaging Globalization

The worst fears of the American Founding fathers were realized in the 2016 presidential election when the democratic ballot box unleashed some of the darkest forces in the body politic . While it remains to be seen what his administration accomplishes , Donald Trump showed that a campaign of outright lies and invective against the world outside and perceived enemies within delivered over the latest direct access technology —Twitter—was the path to the top of the world's most powerful nation .