Bizarre loathings of random celebrities. Dylan turns 60 Pen a freewheelin' birthday post. In the book Kaplan strips his arguments and analysis from their strict ties to landscape. This is not travel writing, but sharp, often uncomfortable observations about U.S. foreign policy and trends in American life.
Realists understand the slow route is the steadier route.
Everything can't be done at once. When things don't work out perfectly according to perfectionist fantasies, idealists have been able to retreat back across the ocean. Now, we cannot withdraw anymore, because technology has defeated distance. So we are always engaged now. Idealism will be replaced by realism.