Joseph A. Harriss
However the French vote Sunday April 22 in the first round of their presidential election, or in the runoff May…
Eyebrows up in feigned sincerity, shoulders hunched against the damp cold, Nicolas Sarkozy glanced at a mutilated statuette of a…
The French, who do things differently, believe that Friday the 13th is a lucky day. Key rings and other amulets…
Those self-appointed guardians of world culture, the international functionaries at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris,…
We have all heard the jocular remark about the inmates taking over the asylum. But I had never actually witnessed…
The French, who do things differently, believe that Friday the 13th is a lucky day. Key rings and other amulets…
What kind of year will 2012 be? To be sure, for news junkies, policy wonks, and the chattering class, it…
The balcony press gallery in UNESCO’s cavernous, flag-bedecked main conference hall was only half full when I arrived Monday. The…
In fine old American families where tradition holds an honored place, the wisdom of the ages is passed down from…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the tubby, leering, former International Monetary Fund director accused of sexual harassment or rape over a period of…
