Let’s face it; Americans have a terrible reputation abroad. We have controversial foreign policies. Time after time we have elected monolingual presidents (our Congress is mostly monolingual as well). We live with huge domestic problems such as homelessness, lack of health insurance, violent street crime and high school graduates who can’t read. Europeans laugh at [...]

A round-up of noteworthy articles in the print edition of November 25th – December 2nd 2006. In this week’s podcast: the legacy of Milton Friedman; Europe and the Muslim veil; the decline of Fidel Castro; and a takeover boom turns nasty.

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