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George Bernard Shaw | All Progress Depends on Unreasonable Man
Mohamed Bouazizi | The Contagion of Courage
The raging wildfire of change sweeping the Middle East for more than a decade was set by the self-immolation of a twenty-six year-old Tunisian fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi. …
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Pete Seeger | Communicate Amid Disagreement
Washington and Lincoln and Presidents Day
It used to be the Washington's Birthday holiday (and still is in at least a few places). Now, Presidents' Day is the official, national standard. Some traditionalists no doubt are grumbling, as …
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Jean Edward Smith | Eisenhower in War and Peace
Jean Edward Smith is one of America's greatest biographers of political and military leaders. In this remarkable book, Smith has brought together all of his experiences to produce a magisterial, …
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