
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

DECLINE OF THE UNITED STATES
The decline of the United States as a beacon of democracy could not have been better illustrated than by the events of the past week:

ENGLISH HUMOUR
English humour has never travelled well across cultures, and I think that’s probably true for most humour, regardless of its origin. Even when English humor

FLAT TIRES
Flat tires seem to be a thing of the past, almost. However, we still occasionally see a driver stranded on the side of the road

WHISKEY WARS
Whiskey Wars in the Arctic. In today’s world of international politics, confrontation, posturing and outright unwarranted aggression, it is good to see that some instances