Relief (Pitcher) in Hyannis Port

Relief (Pitcher) in Hyannis Port

There was a new prime minister in Canada, who had promised decisive action (“Sixty Days of Decision”) on a wide range of issues, including relations with the United States, which had deteriorated under his predecessor. The American president, who had been narrowly…

Follies from the Field

Follies from the Field

A lament for a stunned world, occasioned by the death of John F. Kennedy some 38 years ago and uttered by one of his grieving friends. Words spoken in a moment — keenly familiar to us once again — when it seemed…