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It's not often you see Napoleon Bonaparte while performing an early-morning yogic salute to the sun. But then, not every place that the old Emperor conquered is so fond of his memory that they annually dress a short man in a big hat and parade him around to...
Blind ideology, regardless of its source, is anathema to a healthy and just politics. The danger indeed, as these knee-jerk editorials revealed, lies in unwittingly following an ideology to its logical conclusion. Once you have made that leap, like Burke, “in the groves of their academy...
That treasure was Israel's self-image. After independence in 1948, the kibbutzniks were seen as the new breed of Israeli. They discarded Europe's deathly pallor and became bronzed, idealistic pioneers. Degania, which had been founded in 1910 by 12 Jews escaping Russian persecution, was the ideal. Its members...
You never get much sleep at a patrol base at night. In Ramadi, where Marines man several combat outposts amid the inner city, darkness often brings fear as Iraqi security forces come and go, leaving some Marines wondering whether they are among friends or enemies. In Ghazaliya, a violent neighborhood...
Built on the ruins of an old fortified home and surrounded by walnut groves, the Kasbah is a beguiling mix of upscale comfort (don't miss the hammam) with social and environmental sensibilities. Spacious rooms come stocked with Berber robes and slippers, but if you need to clean your clothes...