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In 2004, I Wrote 'what We've Lost,' A Book About The Bush Administration. It Sold Only Reasonably Well, In Part, I Think, Because The Book Was A Horrific Downer, An Unrelenting Account Of The Administration's Actions, Bungles, Deceptions, Half-truths, Untruths, And Downright Corruptions.

In An Age When All That Was Old Seems New Again, Bernard Devoto's The Hour Couldn't Have Made A More Timely Reappearance. This Book Reminds Me Of One Of The Joys Of Being An Adult-cocktail Hour!

The Danger Of Leaving Overwhelming Wealth And Power In The Grasp Of A Small Minority Is A Lesson That Leaders Such As Ousted Tunisian President Zine El-abidine Ben Ali And Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Have Learned A Little Too Late, As The Demonstrations Across The Arab World Indicate.

Issues Such As Transparency Often Boil Down To Which Side Of -pick A Number- 40 You're On. Under 40, And Transparency Is Generally Considered A Good Thing For Society. Over 40, And One Generally Chooses Privacy Over Transparency. On Every Side Of This Issue, Hypocrisy Abounds.

To A Young Kid Growing Up In Canada, America Seemed To Be Crazy About The Future; Dazzled By It.