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60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis Finds Communist Island in Deepest Crisis Ever, Part IV Nov. 12, 2022
'QU'ILS MANGENT DE LA BRIOCHE' There is no evidence that French Queen Marie Antoinette ever said, "L... Read More
Two Blows in One Night to Democracy Nov. 02, 2022
How social is social media? Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, gives a clear answer to that question. ... Read More
The Whimsical, Wonderful, Unexpected Art of Davenport, Iowa Oct. 30, 2022
By Jim Farber It is one of the most famous and easily recognizable paintings of the 19th century: Ge... Read More
Oxi Day Reminds Us of the Value of a 'No' Oct. 29, 2022
There's power in a "no." Just ask the Greeks, who celebrate the word every year, on Oxi Day, Oct. 28... Read More
60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis Finds Communist Island in Deepest Crisis Ever, Part III Oct. 29, 2022
I sit down to begin part III of this column on Oct. 26, 60 years to the day when Fidel Castro wrote ... Read More
The Witch Trials Were Really Not Funny Oct. 27, 2022
Tourism in Salem is wild with 100,000 visitors descending on this historic Massachusetts town on any... Read More
Phrase Origins? Let's Cut to the Chase! Oct. 26, 2022
Let's see how many readers' questions about word origins I can answer in 90 seconds! No. 1: "The who... Read More
60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis Finds Communist Island in Deepest Crisis Ever, Part II Oct. 15, 2022
During and in the aftermath of the historic mass protests of July 11-14, 2021, the Cuban regime unle... Read More
Reflections on 35 Years of Travel Writing Oct. 15, 2022
By Fyllis Hockman When my 15-year-old granddaughter, Talya, asked me what my favorite destination wa... Read More
Cayuga Lake Is a Great Girlfriends' Getaway Oct. 09, 2022
By Candyce H. Stapen We knew we had booked the right girlfriends' getaway as soon as we pulled into ... Read More
60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis Finds Communist Island in Deepest Crisis Ever, Part I Oct. 08, 2022
Sixty years ago, on Oct. 22, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation on TV with dire warnings... Read More
Truman Walks In, Hamilton Moves Out Oct. 05, 2022
Bye, Alexander Hamilton, you're out. Harry Truman, you're in. The gorgeous Capitol Rotunda statues ... Read More
Music to My Fears Sep. 28, 2022
Some 50 years ago, someone noticed that music seemed to dull pain during dental operations. Dentists... Read More
Why Trump Talks Nonstop About Witch Hunts Sep. 28, 2022
No American president ever posed as the victim of a "witch hunt" — save former President Donal... Read More
A World at Risk Sep. 24, 2022
The world faces the possibility of a Third World War, a worst-case scenario that could destroy the e... Read More
Once Upon a Time, America Then and Now: Reflections 1972-2022 Sep. 21, 2022
WASHINGTON — Three landmarks in time just took place. The Watergate break-in that led to a pr... Read More
Putin's Dirty War, Geopolitical Adjustments and Prospects for Future Wars, Part IV Sep. 10, 2022
Among Vladimir Putin's greatest fears is the further strengthening and expansion of the 30-member NA... Read More
Take a Tour of Agatha Christie's Greenway Estate Sep. 04, 2022
By Carl Larsen You might call Agatha Christie's Greenway Estate the scene of the crime — well,... Read More
Toward a Second American Civil War? Sep. 03, 2022
This column is the last chapter of my book, "If History Is of Any Value: Politics, Culture, and the ... Read More
Putin's Dirty War, Geopolitical Adjustments and Prospects for Future Wars, Part IV Aug. 27, 2022
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS If we think of the 1970s U.S.-China rapprochement as a video, it began to play ... Read More
