JERSEY
Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, an archipelago of six inhabited islands (and many more uninhabited ones) scattered over the English Channel, just …
ROMAN GRAFFITI
Roman graffiti is among the most interesting, lewd and graphic of any graffiti produced by any civilization. It makes the graffiti scratched on the walls …
BACKSTABBERS
Backstabbers, ancient and modern. I thought this short commentary on Putin, and his future, was fun, accurate, and applicable far beyond Russia’s current leader. …
SWEDEN GRAPHITE AND CHINA
Sweden graphite and China are an unlikely combination for the topic of a blog, but the story is an example of how the Chinese Communist …
WOOD CITY
Stockholm Wood City sounds a little weird, but a Swedish company is planning to build a complete city made out of cheap, green, fireproof timber. …
SAINT JAMES WAY
Saint James Way starts at the 900-year-old ruins of Reading Abbey, in Berkshire, Southern England, and meanders south for 68.5 miles before reaching Southampton. However, …
EDUCATION AND DEMOCRATIC RESPONSIBILITY
I have written several blogs about the relationship between education and democratic responsibility, both at the individual and political levels. I want look into this …
MYRIAD OF WATERWAYS
The City of London has a myriad of waterways that empty into the River Thames. Old maps show a skein of rivers, streams, and brooks …
CHARLEMAGNE
Emperor Charlemagne is often regarded as the “Father of Europe”, and many people claim to trace their family origins back to him. You would think …
USING THE MEDIA
A report this week on the Chinese Ambassador to France’s comments on the sovereignty of former Soviet Union countries made me think about how the …