THE World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) report on education deserves close study. Even though the majority of the statistics gathered date from no later than 2004, the picture it
For some days, Israel looked like the Place de la Concorde in 1793. The entire public sat expectantly facing the guillotine, waiting for the tumbril to bring the marquis, for the marquis to lie down,
It’s hardly the ideal political strategy to have a member of the royal family lecturing the Americans on how to run a colony. Nor is Prince Andrew noted for his wisdom on foreign policy. But
Two years ago, I tipped Sadiq Khan in a newspaper article as a rising star and MP to watch. I didn’t know him then, but was reflecting rave reviews by his Labour colleagues. He wrote me a nice
One of the most fascinating notions raised by the current presidential campaign is the idea that the United States can and must finally overcome the divisions of the 1960s. It’s most often associated
