Revitalizing Rio de Janeiro
Antonio Carlos Jobim once explained, “New York is great, but it’s a mess; Rio is a mess, but it’s great.”
Oct 2011
Antonio Carlos Jobim once explained, “New York is great, but it’s a mess; Rio is a mess, but it’s great.”
Aug 2011
As rebel forces enter Tripoli, the big question is what will happen to the Qaddafi regime.
Mar 2011
To contemplate the idea that there would ever be a correlation between what Qaddafi said and what he did is to miss the central tenet of his rule.
Feb 2011
Modern Libya is an artificial construct, a remnant of colonialism. The glue holding it together is failing, and the warnings of chaos are real.
Jan 2010
Everywhere we found water hyacinths in bloom; Monet’s lily pond had nothing on these streams.
Aug 2009
Does the possibility that someone has been wrongly imprisoned increase the imperative to offer compassionate release?
Nov 2008
The tropics may be fire, but the world ends in ice.
Jan 2008
The bizarre flora and fauna seem to be the result of a mad collaboration among Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson, and God.
Nov 2006
The challenge of preservation in Libya.
May 2006
Libyan officials must far outstrip the Red Queen in her habit of believing six impossible things before breakfast.