Alexander Clapp

1 month ago | kirkusreviews.com | Alexander Clapp |Howard Zinn |Walter Isaacson

Alternately admiring and critical, unvarnished, and a closely detailed account of a troubled innovator. A warts-and-all portrait of the famed techno-entrepreneur—and the warts are nearly beyond counting. To call Elon Musk (b. 1971) “mercurial” is to undervalue the term; to call him a genius is incorrect. Instead, Musk has a gift for leveraging the genius of others in order to make things work.

Jan 16, 2025 | internazionale.it | Alexander Clapp

Adagiato sulla cresta di un altopiano che si affaccia sulla costa pacifica dell’Ecuador, Los Bajos è un agglomerato di case di mattoni grezzi e qualche sala da gioco. Una collina ricoperta di giungla incombe sul paese: gli avvoltoi volteggiano sulla strada sterrata e buia che scende serpeggiando attraverso una boscaglia da cui arriva un odore acre, come quello di un fertilizzante troppo fresco.

Nov 22, 2024 | biztoc.com | Alexander Clapp

By Alexander ClappThis piece was supported by the Pulitzer Center This story appeared on economist.com, 2024-11-22 09:00:30.

Apr 17, 2024 | lrb.co.uk | Alexander Clapp

In August​ 2011, a Montenegrin sailor called Goran Radoman fled the scene of a late-night car crash in Havana. He was arrested three months later at José Martí International Airport and sentenced to seven years in prison for manslaughter.

Mar 15, 2023 | nytimes.com | Alexander Clapp

Opinion|It’s a Spectacular Scandal, and a Warning to Europehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/opinion/european-parliament-qatargate.htmlGuest EssayThe European Parliament in session.Credit...Jean-Francois Badias/Associated PressSend any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Alexander ClappMr. Clapp is a journalist based in Athens. ATHENS — It’s like something out of a crime novel.