Posts About Spain
Charlemagne to Duty-Free Champagne
After four years in Iraq, the U.S. seems ready to leave in a hurry, while Britain managed to stay there for decades. Europe remembers war and imperial domination, and has managed to break free. They may have lessons the world could stand to learn.
Bono & Jolie Do Their Homework
When it comes to celebrities, there are activists and then there are activists. It is hard to fault Bono's work, as he has studied hard, traveled often and used his celebrity to promote a worthy cause at the highest levels of government. But there are also those who abuse their celebrity to promote poorly conceived agendas.
Global Soccer and World Politics: The Parallels
Washington -- The World Cup illustrates some of the weakening effects of sovereignty. FIFA shows how multilateral organizations like the United Nations are just a mirror of a global village where corruption, greed, patronage and dysfunctional governance are the norm - and how exceptional players like Ronaldinho share important personal traits with leaders like Nelson Mandela....
