(Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 05/09/21 5:24 am)
WAISers are well aware that I often have blamed the "Empire," especially for being an... empire. However, in the Empire, the working culture is always excellent, quite a difference from the
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(Tor Guimaraes, USA, 05/09/21 3:50 am)
While the US and most world media continue their attempts at demonizing the latest enemy of the establishment and feverishly argue over the color of the pimples on the Aardvark's ass, one of the e
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(John Eipper, USA, 05/09/21 3:30 am)
Gary Moore writes:
Enrique Torner's healing post (May 7) reminds of issues far larger than ideological controversy. The fact that you almost know in advance that
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(Timothy Ashby, -Spain, 05/08/21 2:15 pm)
The "Battle of Jersey" (aka the Fishing Conflict) was largely Boris Johnson's cynical attempt to arouse British jingoism to influence last Thursday's national elections. He kne
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(Cameron Sawyer, Russia, 05/08/21 10:54 am)
JE wrote: "Ed Jajko's question intrigues me: what happens to Britain's rump empire should the UK dissolve? Not only the Channel Islands, but the Falklands/Malvinas, Bermuda, and (gulp)
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(José Ignacio Soler, Venezuela, 05/08/21 7:44 am)
In my last post, John E asked me about the experiences I have had on my travel to Spain, due to international restrictions in these pandemic times.
To begin with, it was difficult to leave Venez
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(Silvia Ribelles de la Vega, USA, 05/08/21 4:25 am)
I was shocked to read the words said by Isabel Díaz Ayuso that Sir Paul Preston quoted in his post of May 6th. I was curious to find out in what context she said them. So, as it always happens
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(Edward Jajko, USA, 05/08/21 3:44 am)
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; or close the wall up with our English dead."
UK and France Send Naval Ships to Channel Island in Tense Fishing Dispute
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(José Ignacio Soler, Venezuela, 05/07/21 10:01 am)
I have been in Spain for several weeks now, and have closely followed the Madrid regional election. Tim Ashby's post has inspired me to comment. In effect, the election brings an import
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(Enrique Torner, USA, 05/07/21 4:02 am)
French writer Marcel Proust (1871-1922), in a famous passage of his novel A la recherche du temps perdu ("In Search of Lost Time"), describes his main character eating a "madel
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