Category: Musings
The World’s Mothers in 2012
When State of the World’s Mothers 2012 was released by Save The Children this week, timed to commemorate Mother’s Day, the American media pounced on one point made in the 70-page report: The U.S. ranked #25 in a tally of which countries were the best and worst places for being a mom.
The Lost Power of Profanity
As written for the Daily Dose on MSN
Watch your language if you find yourself in Middleborough, Mass., anytime soon. The town’s police
The Adolescent World
As written for The Daily Dose on MSN.com
At the United Nations this week, the focus is not on nuclear arms, peace in the Middle East,
Navigating through Eurozone
For most Americans, knowing how healthy the euro may be is a simple matter of measuring U.S. dollars against the standardized currency of the eurozone.
Goodbye, Jim
Back in 2003, I received a phone call from an editor at Backbeat Books asking if I’d be interested in writing the biography of Jim