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I just finished a lovely book of essays edited by Susan Ossman called The Places We Share:  Migration, Subjectivity, and Global Mobility . N...

I think it is fair to say that the face of American emigration/expatriation today is Eduardo Saverin.  That is the name that consistently co...

Le droit et la loi, telles sont les deux forces ; de leur accord naît l’ordre, de leur antagonisme naissent les catastrophes. Le droit parl...

"On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but passion is the gale." Alexander Pope What do I miss the most abo...

If you're anywhere near Toronto, Canada next week there is a not-to-be-missed event sponsored by the ACA Global Foundation. It's c...

"Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Therefore the sisters should be occupied at certain times in manual labor, and again at fixed hours...

It's kind of astonishing that people trust strangers because of words they write on computer screens. Howard Rheingold When I star...