The Dividing Line Between Wish And Need

Since The Attack On The United States On September 11 2001, And The Us Retaliation In Afghanistan And Iraq, There Must Be Few People Who Have Not Felt A Twinge Of Nostalgia For The Cold War.

One Of The Consequences Of The Iranian Revolution Has Been An Explosion Of History. A Country Once Known Only From British Consular Reports And Intrepid Travelogues Is Now Awash With Historical Documents, Letters, Diaries, Grainy Video, Weblogs And Secret Police Files Of Questionable Authenticity.

What Holds An Arab Leader In Power Is A Mixture Of Violence And Prestige. Both President Assad And King Hussein Were Felt To Have Defended Arab Interests Against The World. That, In The End, Is More Important Than What They Wear On Their Head.

Nature Is Not Simply A Technical Or Economical Resource, And Human Beings Are Not Mere Numbers. To Suggest That One Can Somehow Align All The Squabbling Institutions Of Science, Environmental Management, Government And Diplomacy In An Alliance Of Convenience To Regulate The Global Climate Seems To Me Optimistic.

Bulls Don't Read. Bears Read Financial History. As Markets Fall To Bits, The Bears Dust Off The Dutch Tulip Mania Of 1637, The Banque Royale Of 1719-20, The Railway Speculation Of The 1840s, The Great Crash Of 1929.