PIOBBICO
I came across an article on the unique town of Piobbico, and couldn’t resist the impulse to include it in this week’s blogs. It seemed …
I AM IN TROUBLE
I am in trouble for publishing this blog. My friend, who sent me the quotations listed below, prefaced his message with the words, “Be careful …
ABOLISH BREXIT
Maybe it’s time to revisit Brexit, and evaluate whether it has been a positive adventure for the United Kingdom and Europe, or not. There appears …
AUD THE DEEP MINDED
This blog is about Aud the Deep Minded, a Viking matriarch. Traditionally, the tales of Viking conquests have been all about Viking longboats filled …
FULBRIGHT
It’s the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Scholarships. They were a profoundly idealistic notion from a consummate politician and pragmatist, and they came from a …
HEDGEHOGS NOT ROAD HOGS
An article I read recently, entitled “Hedgehogs not road hogs” illustrated that France is leading Europe in its practical efforts to reduce the slaughter of …
SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS
I have used the work myopic many times in past blogs to describe the views of politicians but myopia is also the definition of visual …
POOR WHITE
Poor white in the U.S. I have been trying to understand why such a large proportion of sensible Americans have allowed their politics to be …
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
Do you want to know your child’s medical future? Do you want to know your own medical future? Should the medical profession tell you, if …
WE USED TO BE CIVILIZED
“We used to be civilized” may seem like a strange statement but the following story from 1972 is a wakeup call for the way society …