John Larner in his elegant micro-study, Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World, tells us that the “marvelousĆ¢€Ā¦ was an essential…
Quote of the day: Timothy Noah of Slate writes: ‘[Vice-president Dick] Cheney violated the Bush administration’s policy of never saying the e-word…
“When told yesterday that [German Chancellor] Schroeder believed Mr. Bush’s contract decision might violate international law, the president responded with a sarcastic…
Sporting events of the imperium: The shooting party: “One of Washington‘s big guns came to Westmoreland County yesterday for a day’s…
Quote of the half-century: Captain Ted L. Shipman, American intelligence officer, “Only the fear of force gets results. It’s the Asian mind.…
Quote of the day (1): “Our military operations have as their object the defeat of the enemy, and the driving of…
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was a British film of my youth. Such a title makes no sense today when…
Quote of the day: “‘They attacked and they were killed,’ General [Peter] Pace [vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff] said…
Aid and comfort to himself: “Administration officials said Bush enjoys surprises and showing himself in charge, and Thursday’s whirlwind trip involved…
Quote of the half-century: Senator J. William Fulbright, 1966: “Power has a way of undermining judgment, of planting delusions of grandeur in…
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