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Great Ideas, Experiments and Failures of the Past Century Which of these ideas worked or failed and/or is the jury still out on them? Outline of a college course, conceived December 2007

December 10, 2007

Mutually Assured Deterrence vs. Armageddon Theory Bernard Francois Revel: How Democracies Perish Jeanne Kirkpatrick: Authoritarianism vs. Totalitarianism Free Markets vs. Public Goods, Protectionism and Command Economies The End of History and the Conflict of Civilizations Pan-Arabism vs. Shiite/Sunni Realities Rule

Global Thoughts — 10 December 2007

December 10, 2007

Sorry I haven’t written in a while but I’ve been out and about trying to get new material for Global Thoughts. Went around the world and took a few side trips. This has been my first full weekend at home

Trip Notes – November 2007 Rome, Jerusalem, Hong Kong and Shanghai / Israel Conversations November 2007

November 19, 2007

Link to photos is at bottom of this article Rome Italy – Some shopping and travel tips as to what’s new: Going along 34th Street in Manhattan after 8pm to JFK gets you there in half an hour. I’ve tended

Travel Pictures Oct/Nov 2007 — Keswick Hall, VA; Key West FL; Rome, Jerusalem, Hong Kong & Shanghai

November 17, 2007

Trip Notes – November 2007 Rome, Jerusalem, Hong Kong and Shanghai / Israel Conversations November 2007 Link to photos is at bottom of this article

November 8, 2007

Rome Italy — Some shopping and travel tips as to what’s new: Going along 34th Street in Manhattan after 8pm to JFK gets you there in half an hour. I’ve tended toward these 10pm departures which avoids sitting on the

Global Thoughts — 7 October 2007

October 7, 2007

Helping write this month’s Global Thoughts? This may be a month where short is sweet. We have just completed the cycle of Jewish holidays and are looking forward to some family holiday time as Karen moves into the latter part

Global Thoughts — 3 September 2007

September 3, 2007

Jeremy joins the crew. As you’ve heard, Elizabeth Regina got a new baby brother, Jeremy Robert. It’s been a bit of an adjustment. She has been trying to collapse out his pack ‘n play from the bottom and throw things

Elizabeth’s and Jeremy’s Packing List (First, Second and Third Years)

August 15, 2007

Do you remember when you could easily fit into a small bag? Outfits outerwear for cold climate or airplanes Undershirts undergarments sleepwear socks shoes Diapers / pullups / panties Wipes A&D butt cream desotin or triple paste butt cream for

Global Thoughts 1 August 2007

August 1, 2007

Our little Elizabeth Regina, now 19 months old, is enjoying her final days of being the only child and has no idea what’s coming. We are expecting our second child any day now. This past Sunday she took her first

Global Thoughts 17 June 2007

June 17, 2007

Eating cheerios and enjoying the view at Acadia National Park in Maine As you know, we’ve been on vacation for much of the past month and a half. Little Elizabeth is growing up fast; she even knows to take