Word: neighborism
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...fact that the U.S. was not more supportive of its smaller, slightly younger neighbor had a great deal to do with Louverture's roots, which were African and which were now planted in America's backyard. For Jefferson, who had drafted the declaration that defined his nation's insurgency and who had witnessed and praised the French Revolution, knew exactly what revolutions meant. Their essence was not in their instantaneous bursts of glory but in their ripple effect across borders and time, their ability to put the impossible within reach and make the downtrodden seem mighty. And he feared that...
...subsequent interventions in the past 100 years. In Notes on the State of Virginia, Jefferson presented dire warnings about what might happen to the U.S. political system in a worst-case scenario, but his words turned out to be a more accurate prophecy for America's plundered neighbor: "The spirit of the times ... will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt ... The shackles ... which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of war will remain on long, will be made heavier and heavier." Given a fair chance, Haiti could have flourished and prospered. If that had been the case, this...
...wants to share the joy. A guided tasting with sommeliers Andrea Sturniolo or Ian Domenico D'Agata is vastly entertaining and full of great tips (Aglianico grapes make Italy's best affordable, high-quality reds; 1998 was a very good year for Chianti, but not for its pricey neighbor in Montalcino?for a Brunello, choose a '97 or a '99). Rather than intimidating neophytes, the academy's mission is to show people how to judge wine for themselves and feel at home with the rich culture and traditions of the grape...
DIED. ROBERT LEES, 91, former screenwriter who penned Abbott and Costello comedies and was blacklisted during the McCarthy era; after he was beheaded by a transient in his home; in Los Angeles. The suspect, who is also accused of fatally stabbing Lees' neighbor, was charged with capital murder...
...also necessary, pat as it sounds, to be a good neighbor. "As much as there's an important and large medical component to prevention, this is about caring for your friends and family," says Dr. Martin Gorbien, director of geriatric medicine at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center. "There's as big a role, if not bigger, for concern and compassion when there's any extreme weather...