David Woods
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Can we get from ‘Donald the Terrible’ to ‘Donald the Bearable’?
The history of kings and emperors and rulers is replete with tales of madness, illness and general unsuitability for office.
8 years ago
You said you want to move to Canada? Go soon while it’s still hot.
Scurrilous allegations of Canada's blandness and Canadians' tentativeness abound, but Canada abounds in color and character and civility.
8 years ago
Helpful, hospitable, and polite — in search of American good manners
In his book, “The Republicans,” Lewis ...
8 years ago
Direct-to-consumer drug advertising on TV a growth industry
The pharmaceutical industry spends more than $2 billion a year advertising direct-to-consumer drugs on TV, an increase of 30 percent over ...
8 years ago
The future — and predicting it — ‘ain’t what it used to be’
We want to know what to expect so we can prepare for it. It's more important than ever to get reliable information about what to expect, because the world is changing fast.
8 years ago
Despite American reluctance, Clinton has earned executive office slings and arrows
As potentially the first woman to become president in American history, Hillary Clinton is credited with having breached the glass ceili ...
8 years ago
After Britain’s E.U. exit, maybe there’s light at the end of the Chunnel
Well, they’ve done it: Defying torrential rain and the predictions of the pundits — including bookmakers caught flat-footed offer ...
8 years ago
Great Britain to leave the European Union? Don’t bet on it.
The referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union or beat a retreat (“Brexit”) will be held on June 23. P ...
8 years ago
Call a spade a spade, dammit; not a horticultural implement
“Heck on wheels,” proclaims a recent newspaper headline for a roller derby. Heck? I mean, what next? Heck’s Angels? War ...
8 years ago
ListenWho’s inflating the English language?
The saga of the two criminals who cleverly escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate New York last summer also turned out to be a ...
9 years ago
Let’s hear it for better listening
With the cacophony that surrounds us, with iPhones and iPads clamoring for our attention, listening is in danger of becoming a lost art.
9 years ago