Democratic decay
Democracy, whats the point?
In a shameless display of subjectivity, last weeks Diary gushed over President Bushs plans to spread the democratic word to the
Forward strategy?
Every nation has learned, or should have learned, an important lesson: freedom is worth fighting for, dying for, and standing for and the advance of freedom leads to
Me and Jack? Are you kidding? We were like brothers. Not actual brothers that would make me a Kennedy, and frankly, I can do without that curse stuff. No, we
Superficial soundings?
Is Israel the biggest threat to world peace?
Europeans certainly seem to think so.
There was surprise, outrage, and condemnation this week, when a Eurobarometer poll of EU
Expansive encounters
This week, while most of us went about our daily business of survival, huge sunspots erupted on the face of the sun, sending millions of tonnes of flaming
Many years ago, in the days when I still thought there was some hope for the world, I found myself walking through Londons Trafalgar Square in the small hours
Tehran two-step
Perhaps the biggest story this week (it all depends how you measure these things) is that Iran has agreed to open itself up to nuclear inspection and promises
Poll position
Stop the presses!
Is democracy coming to Saudi Arabia?
No, stop laughing this is for real. On Monday, Saudi Arabia laid out plans for its first elections, creating
My failure this week to win the Nobel Peace Prize sent shockwaves through my household.
My cat refuses to look me in the eye.
My mother keeps calling me. I
Old Rummy
If only we could learn to talk to each other, huh?
Well, it doesnt seem to have done much good for US-North Korean relations. Following last month
