“Cod is more responsible for the discovery of the New World than almost anything else. Drove the Vikings across the North Atlantic, and John Cabot discovered America by looking for cod.” WorldAmericaDiscoveryResponsibleNew WorldVikings Author:Graydon Carter
“Former vice president Al Gore has devoted his post-administration years to a mission to tell the world about global warming. It's funny, but in his civilian life Gore has discovered the voice that voters had trouble hearing when he ran for president in 2000. The voice he has found is clear, impassioned, and moving.” WorldYearsMovingFoundPresidentVoiceClearTroubleVicesHearingMissionsFormerAdministrationPostsRanGlobal WarmingAlsVotersDevotedCiviliansGoreVice PresidentImpassioned Author:Graydon Carter
“It's no surprise that the Bush administration's bullying swagger and blithe ignorance have caused much of the Muslim world to hold the U.S. in rock-bottom regard.” WorldRocksIgnoranceRegardSurpriseBottomAdministrationBullyingSwaggerMuslim WorldBlithe Author:Graydon Carter
“The danger of leaving overwhelming wealth and power in the grasp of a small minority is a lesson that leaders such as ousted Tunisian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak have learned a little too late, as the demonstrations across the Arab world indicate.” WorldLittlesPresidentWealthLeaderDangerLessonsLateLeavingToo LateMinoritiesOverwhelmingDemonstrationEgyptianArab WorldMubarakZines Author:Graydon Carter
