Tiger by the Tail
Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Asia, Economics, Politics | No Comments »
It has been reported frequently that George W. Bush is concerned about his place in history. His worries are over. He'll have one. Bush will be remembered as the American president ... Read more..Of Samurai, Sex, and Spiders
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Asia, Books, San Francisco, The Arts | No Comments »
When the world was too much with samurai in 17th- and 18th-century Japan, they headed down to the Yoshiwara district of low-city Edo. Last week, in a similar mood, I ... Read more..