Along with the Little Prince, the beloved Babar series is among the most widely read and enduring French literature of all time for children. Jean de Brunhoff created the character of Babar in 1931 with “The Story of Babar.” A young elephant sees his mother shot by a hunter and flees to the city to […]
Archives for November 2017
Why We Have the Second Amendment
The following was published in the local paper The Conway Daily Sun over Thanksgiving weekend. It was written by Isaac Hadam, a 17-year old Madison, New Hampshire resident who is president of the Constitutional Awareness Pact, which encourages everyone to read and understand the U.S. Constitution. In the wake of the horrific shootings in Las […]
La Grande Epicerie’s Vast Selection Now Available on the Right Bank
La Grande Épicerie de Paris, on the ground floor of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche (24 Rue de Sèvres in the 7th), has long been one of the best food halls in Paris. Now shoppers can get the same quality at the new La Grande Épicerie de Paris Rive Droite, on the Right Bank of the Seine. […]
In Burgundy, It’s ‘Raze the House, Plant more Vines’
Wealthy French investors are grabbing up land in Burgundy at a rapid pace. Locals are worried about the influx of outsider investors, but so far the region doesn’t appear to be undergoing the same urbanization effects Bordeaux has seen. Two of France’s wealthiest citizens, François Pinault and Bernard Arnault have purchased adjacent vineyards in Burgundy, sparking the […]
Is Germany in for Political Turmoil?
After recent German elections, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats took the largest share of the votes, but must form a coalition with other parties to rule. The prospects for successfully forming a new government are looking worse each day. The failure to create an orderly government in Germany is increasing perceived risk in Europe, and if […]
What do I think of Bitcoin? Part II
While I don’t like bitcoin as an investment, blockchain technology is here to stay. What is blockchain technology? Imagine all the costs, paperwork, and third parties involved to buy a home. Just to refinance a mortgage costs around a percent, to do what? Answer: To make sure there is trust. To make sure there’s a […]
Will John McCain’s Advice Lead America to Civil War?
This is my third installment reviewing Michael Scheuer’s multi-part essay, On natural rights, Saudi Arabia, and John McCain. Scheuer is the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, and a regular commenter on America’s foreign policy. Here he writes that at a recent speech to the Naval Academy’s Brigade of Midshipmen, Senator John McCain pushed […]
NAFTA Negotiations Getting Thorny
Fingers are being pointed in the negotiations currently taking place over NAFTA. American negotiators are blaming Mexican and Canadian negotiators for a refusal to “seriously engage” on U.S. proposals. Meanwhile, the Canadians and Mexicans blame the U.S. for putting forward proposals that would weaken the free trade agreement. Jacob M. Schlesinger and Dudley Althaus report: President Donald […]
Will Mohammad bin Salman Be Forced into War with Iran?
This is the second part of my feature on Michael Scheuer’s post, On natural rights, Saudi Arabia, and John McCain. Scheuer is the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, and believes that the recent actions taken by Mohammad bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, are setting him up for an inevitable war with Iran. […]
Hillary’s Astonishing Display of Rage, Affected Humility and Myth-Making
If you have oodles of time on your hands over the Thanksgiving holiday, you might want to suffer through Hillary Clinton’s What Happened. But then again, you might want to spare yourself the trauma of what Conrad Black describes as “a sobering and disturbing read.” I [Black] was astonished by the venom, untruthfulness, and zealotry […]
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