American anti-nepotism rules are positively puritanical compared to the French. But we still have our moments.
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Tag Archives: History
Trump’s Bay Of Pigs
New presidents make a lot of rookie mistakes. We may have just seen Trump’s most memorable one.
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The Smiling Face Of ‘Women’s Lib’
With her talent and a smile, Mary Tyler Moore turned the world on to women’s rights.
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History Repeats Itself In Aleppo
The destruction of Aleppo recalls another massacre perpetrated against another Syrian city by another Assad, a generation ago.
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The Days We Remember
A nation can be defined by the dates it collectively remembers.
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Elkton’s Last Wedding Chapel
Did tiny Elkton, Maryland, put this writer in a marrying frame of mind?
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How Far Is Tolerance?
This election season, tolerance can seem to be in short supply and very far away.
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Terrorism By Any Other Name
Experienced New Yorkers know a terror bombing when they see one, even if their mayor does not.
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Colombia Gives Peace A Chance
Amnesty for a longtime foe is no guarantee Colombia will find peace and justice, but then neither is continued civil war.
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Gibraltar Rocks Brexit
For the most part Brexit is not an American issue, but the fate of Gibraltar is an exception.
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