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Andrew Kent

Andrew Kent

How A Small African Country is Beating the United States at COVID

I own a restaurant in Rwanda. COVID has not been good for restaurants, to put it lightly.

Nov 2, 2020

How A Small African Country is Beating the United States at COVID

Nov 2, 2020

Andrew Kent

I’ve Lived in Africa Nine Years: Trump Is an African (or Venezuelan) Dictator

I’ve lived in East Africa for nine years and witnessed two presidential elections in two different countries (Uganda and Rwanda). People…

Nov 1, 2020

I’ve Lived in Africa Nine Years: Trump Is an African (or Venezuelan) Dictator

Nov 1, 2020

Andrew Kent

Can Christians Vote for Trump in Good Conscience? A Conversation Between Jesus and Donald Trump

As a Christian and an American, I’ve always wondered what a conversation between President Trump and Jesus Christ would be like.

Oct 28, 2020

Can Christians Vote for Trump in Good Conscience? A Conversation Between Jesus and Donald Trump

Oct 28, 2020

Andrew Kent

I’ve Been Rejected for An Invalid Signature: How GOP Voting Rules Stop Voting without Stopping…

Before 2020, I thought unnecessary paperwork was universally hated by all humans. Certainly it’s the bane of my existence: nothing enrages…

Oct 24, 2020

I’ve Been Rejected for An Invalid Signature: How GOP Voting Rules Stop Voting without Stopping…

Oct 24, 2020

Andrew Kent

Voting Abroad in the Trump Era: Trust in Democracy, and the Absurdity of the Electoral College

I voted from Rwanda! The other day I printed, signed, scanned, and emailed my ballot in via the Federal Voter Assistance Program (FVAP)…

Oct 19, 2020

Voting Abroad in the Trump Era: Trust in Democracy, and the Absurdity of the Electoral College

Oct 19, 2020

Andrew Kent

An Open Letter to GOP Senators: Don’t Let the Supreme Court Battle Turn the United States into…

In the world of Game of Thrones, words are wind, and power is power.

Sep 19, 2020

An Open Letter to GOP Senators: Don’t Let the Supreme Court Battle Turn the United States into…

Sep 19, 2020

Andrew Kent

How Text Messaging is Destroying Your Business

Why do we send text messages (via Slack, WhatsApp, Skype, etc) to the people who are sitting directly across from us at work (or at least…

Jun 26, 2020

Jun 26, 2020

Andrew Kent

I’m a restaurant owner in Rwanda. Its lockdown saved my business

I know firsthand how painful a lockdown can be. But a 6-week lockdown was the best support government could provide businesses like mine

May 23, 2020

I’m a restaurant owner in Rwanda. Its lockdown saved my business

May 23, 2020

Andrew Kent

The Lion and the Buffalo (or why economies may be forced to get back to work whether it’s safe or…

“On the savanna, the lion may fear being gored by the buffalo, but she cannot stay home forever — eventually she must hunt, or the pride…

Apr 7, 2020

The Lion and the Buffalo (or why economies may be forced to get back to work whether it’s safe or…

Apr 7, 2020

Andrew Kent

My Ancestors Fought for the Confederacy. That Doesn’t Mean I’m Proud of that “Heritage”

I’m a white man. My great-grandmother’s grandfather fought for the Confederacy (so my great-great-great-grandfather). Apparently, we used…

Aug 17, 2017

Aug 17, 2017

Andrew Kent

Andrew Kent

Born in Texas, raised in Oklahoma, working on solar energy and rural electrification in Africa, BA in Social Studies from Harvard

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