A cool head for the hottest issues
LONDON: Reading Barack Obama's "Dreams from My Father, the US president's beautifully…
Bad money, good Money
LONDON: The British comic genius Spike Milligan once observed that he would…
Europe's Vision Free Leadership
LONDON: The selection of Herman van Rompuy as President of the European…
America's Groucho Marxists
LONDON: Groucho Marx has always been my favorite Marxist. One of his…
History, used and abused
LONDON: In her brilliant book, "The Uses and Abuses of History the…
A tale of two elections
LONDON: Individual elections do not always enhance democracy - a useful reminder…
The cost of Dick Cheney
LONDON: George W. Bush has started work on his memoirs. Count to…
The panthers of identity politics
LONDON: I was in Jordan, that beautiful oasis of calm and moderation…