I know of presidential libraries that have a primary function of generating political dialogue and act as a depository of information from the executive branch, but given the reputation of late President John F. Kennedy, his presidential library is a tribute to the work of his life. The museum houses Read more
William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States and its 10th chief justice – the only person the have held both offices. He was also the governor of Cuba and the Philippines when they were US colonies. Taft is one of the earlier presidents so he doesn’t Read more
We’re in northern England tracing the ruins of the Roman Empire’s Hadrian’s Wall, the largest Roman infrastructure built in Britain and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the rain. We’re soaked, knee-deep in sheep shit, and there’s mud in our fingernails. But we’re happy. “We’re in deep shit now,” he Read more
Originally from Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright is a renowned American architect who was commissioned to build works such as the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Transportation Building at the Chicago’s World Fair. In addition to massive buildings, he also built homes such as the Walter Davidson House and the Martin Read more
Gerald Ford was the only president in American history to assume office without running either for the office of president or vice-president after Richard Nixon became the first president to resign from office. Although John F. Kennedy’s legacy was focused on US-Soviet relations, Ford’s presidency was mired in domestic controversy. Read more
Susan B. Anthony was a champion for women’s rights in America. When she was a child, her Quaker parents wanted to send her to school, but when the teacher refused to teach girls long division, her family hired a private tutor to teach her and other girls. She grew up Read more
The two of us met in Berlin back in 2016 and have remained fast friends since. He’s visited me once in Hong Kong in 2019, but most of our memories remain in Germany. Back then, we met up at least every other weekend to go cycling, or cook, or do Read more
The Haskell Free Library and Opera straddles the Canada-US border at Stanstead, Quebec. When the border closed, Canadian patrons couldn’t access the main door in Vermont, so a volunteer delivers books to communities in Quebec.
The circumstances that led to me taking a photograph with the son of the reigning monarch of a Malaysian state were peculiar. He’s also the libertarian Malaysian think tank Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs. I was having dinner with the other delegates at the 2018 Harvard Project for Asian Read more
I read an article on the CBC website soon a Friday afternoon. Bruno Marchand, the new mayor of Quebec City (in office just since last November), said he wouldn’t let protestors interfere with citizen’s ability to live their lives and told visitors to come to the Carnaval de Quebec, an Read more