is a country more than twice the size of Spain on the north coast of the great land mass of Africa, bounded by Tunisia and Algeria to the…
Category: Today
Eton College
Eton is not only the name of the best-known school in the world; it is also historical, in that it was founded by a king. Henry VI, the…
What is the Opus Dei?
In a conversation with a European or American Catholic, if the words Opus Dei, or the Masons are mentioned, reactions can be mixed: outright dislike, grudging admiration, or…
The Ivy League
In the United States there are hundreds of universities. Only eight of them belong to an exclusive club or association called the Ivy League. Each is a private…
22 Bonds divided by Six
The twentieth century would not be the same without the massive importance of the cinema. And cinema would not be the same without the enlivening and mostly entertaining…
Cataluña and the Spanish language
The news from Cataluña is electrifying. A pride of politicians at the peak of politics have decided that education in Catalan schools shall be conducted in their regional…
The History of Social Security
Otto von Bismarck first thought of it. . . What is it? A system of financial maintenance organised by a government to protect the population of a country…
The sexiest cars in history
What makes a motorcar ‘sexy’? The design of course, possibly its top speed, its comfort, sometimes the luxury of leather seats. It is the car itself which is…
Seven years in Tibet
For seven long years the PSOE has occupied the position of government in Spain. The elections of the rapidly approaching November 20 will, in the view of the…
The Wrath of don Arturo
Arturo Pérez-Reverte (Cartagena 1951) is a writer in the Hemingway mould whose books I wouldn’t and couldn’t miss for the world. His idea of the perfect holiday is…