America Loves The Representation Of Its Heroes

Remember How Margaret Thatcher Came To Believe That Abroad Was More Important Than At Home? Didn't Do Her Much Good.

Fish Have Water, The Bushmen Of The Kalahari Have Sand, And Houstonians Have Interior Décor.

If You Read The 'daily Mail,' You Would Imagine That The British Middle Classes Lead Lives Of Unremitting Misery.

I Cannot Be Alone In Being Pretty Nauseated By Red Nose Day, Or At Least Its Television Manifestation. Do I Think That Wretchedly Poor Children In Africa Should Get Food And Life-saving Drugs? Of Course. Do I Want To Be Hectored Into Contributing By Celebrities Who Earn More In A 10-minute Slot Than Many Of These Families Get In A Year? Nope.

The Chinese Do Make Vast Quantities Of Wine For Home Consumption, But You Wouldn't Want To Drink It Yourself.