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Thoughts On South Africa And The World Cup
No matter what, the World Cup has to be considered a victory for South Africa and its people.
Read More »DVD Review: Deadliest Warrior – Season One
A better show than I thought it would be.
Read More »Eisenhower’s Open Skies Over Haiti, the START Treaty and Beyond
Open Skies is resilient enough that it may just accomplish all its goals.
Read More »Book Review: Elsewhere, U.S.A. by Dalton Conley
“Today the richest ten percent earns five to six times that of the poorest ten percent.”
Read More »It Was the Greatest Mission Ever Flown
This flight was to help provide food to the millions of people in the Netherlands who were suffering from hunger.
Read More »Book Review: Russia Against Napoleon: The True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace by Dominic Lieven
A magisterial work of non-fiction presenting the true story of the Napoleon's attempt to conquer Russia.
Read More »DVD Review: Six Centuries of Verse
If we're really serious about the arts being for more than just a few, we need to find a way of overcoming the elitist stereotype associated with them.
Read More »The Media Can Play a Role in Fighting Global Hunger
A world without hunger would be far less of a breeding ground for chaos, extremism, and terrorism.
Read More »Book Review: Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian
Firsthand account of Armenian genocide aims to commemorate its victims while it tells their story.
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