Drinking in World History by the Cup- June 28, 2006 I wasn't very interested in soccer until I came across a kind of international guide to the game in a recent issue of Mother Jones magazine. It was called "How to Watch the World Cup: Politics and War by Other Means." Even if I didn't know soccer, I thought, perhaps I could still enjoy the extraordinary show of geopolitical passion that the sport ignites.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/27/AR2006062701736.html?nav=r... Shaking Hands With the Future- June 14, 2006 "Keep up the good work," I said, again and again, shaking hands with 175 graduating eighth-graders as they walked across the stage. The Friendship Edison Junior Academy was sending off another squadron of young scholars, and as the school's commencement speaker, I got to salute from the flight deck as they soared into the future.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/13/AR2006061301718.html?nav=r... |