February 26th, 2003
Why is the mayor of Boleslawiec sounding so optimistic? What is the mayor of Szczeczinek so enthused about? How come the mayor of Zagan is hoping for new roads and a boost for his local merchants? Read on »
February 12th, 2003
As I write these words, a dusty, year-old copy of the “Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2003″ sits beside me on my desk. Read on »
February 5th, 2003
After Secretary of State Colin Powell makes his presentation to the United Nations today, don’t listen for the “European” reaction. Read on »
January 22nd, 2003
It’s awfully lonely being Christine Whitman. Love her or hate her, it’s impossible not to feel a pang of sympathy for the former governor of New Jersey, now administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Read on »
January 15th, 2003
I met Wladyslaw Szpilman a year before he died, in his comfortable, well-appointed Warsaw home. Read on »
January 8th, 2003
I have just cloned a baby. To be precise, I found some sticks and stones in my back yard, crushed them with my coffee grinder, threw them in a cauldron and added eye of newt and toe of frog. Read on »
January 1st, 2003
If you haven’t seen the new James Bond film, “Die Another Day,” and you don’t want to know what happens, stop reading here. Read on »
December 25th, 2002
Moscow — Christmas lights twinkled throughout this city last week, and Christmas carols filled the air. Read on »
December 18th, 2002
A couple of days ago, a politician of my acquaintance received an e-mail from a student in a foreign country. Politely, the student asked if he could conduct an electronic “interview” with the politician. The politician agreed. Read on »
December 10th, 2002
Perhaps it’s because I lived for 10 years in London, where professional women long ago discovered the secret of competing with men who belong to all-male eating clubs (they go to restaurants). Read on »