I have long believed that any American general or senior diplomat who wants to work in Iraq should have to pass a test. It would be a very simple test. It would consist of only one question: "Do you ...

When it comes to driving, “short” has two possible meanings: a) distance and b) time. Indeed, the shortest distance between Point A and Point B might be not be the shortest distance in terms of time ...

Outside of geometry class, the shortest distance between two points is not always a straight line. Not when the points are, say, Chicago and Hong Kong. Between those cities on a round Earth, the ...

There is a theory that important lessons can be found in any circumstance, even the most banal or mundane. To unearth a lesson in the midst of turmoil or irritation would probably require the serenity ...