I was changing planes at the new airport in Jakarta the other day, on the way to Stockholm from Vladivostok. Three young Bangladeshi boys sat in the passenger lounge, watching The Power Rangers on satellite TV. Their mother–garbed in the traditional sari–talked to her cousin, a migrant worker who sold German-designed Walkman knockoffs in Hong […]
Thomas Freetrademan
Thomas L. Freetrademan is not a real person. It is a satirical byline spoofing The New York Times. But if he were a real person, he would probably bear a striking resemblance to Nicholas Confessore.

