Marc JohnsonMar 19, 20113 min readAnother WarThe truly amazing thing about the “no fly zone” policy adopted over the last few days by the United States and the United Nations is not...
Marc JohnsonFeb 4, 20114 min readStuff HappensThe protesters in the streets of Cairo could most likely care less about American domestic political debate. They have bigger issues....
Marc JohnsonJan 27, 20112 min readOdds and EndsBoston has had 50 inches of snow this winter. Do you think Red Sox fans are anxious for spring? I’m still nursing the hurt over the...
Marc JohnsonJan 20, 20111 min readFifty Years Ago…The Kennedy Presidential Library has launched a fabulous new website – http://www.jfk50.org/ – to mark the 50th anniversary of the...
Marc JohnsonJan 17, 20112 min readGreat Speeches WeekIt is Martin Luther King, Jr, Day, a good day to remember Dr. King’s remarkable impact on the evolution of American notions about civil...
Marc JohnsonDec 29, 20103 min readOn This DayFresh from re-election a month earlier to an unprecedented third term, Roosevelt used one of his tremendously effective “fireside chats”...