Profiles in Timidity and Courage
The Queen’s Speech was long on pomp, short on circumstance. I’ve listened to a fair…
Tag: obama
A Modest Proposal
I remember 1997. I know what it was like to live under the last Conservative…
The Passé Relationship?
After living in Britain for over 18 years, my mother and father retired to New…
Review: “The Ides of March” starring Ryan Gosling and George Clooney
[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B005ZCSP9Q”] In my experience, every presidential election brings about at least some small blossoming…
At Home with President Obama
The media generated fanfare surrounding Super Tuesday is over. The candidates, no doubt, have retreated…
Mitt Romney: the (Groucho) Marxist
I generally wake up before dawn to the sound of the News Briefing on BBC…
The Kingdom of Paranoia
It’s usually at about this time of year that I become particularly sentimental and my…
The Deserving Poor
It’s long been forgotten, but there was a mini-recession between 2000 and early 2003. It…
The Stupid Party
I spent most of yesterday watching the results of the Australian federal election. Some may…
A Nuclear Nightmare
Last night, I had one of the most horrific nightmares I’ve ever experienced. I dreamed…