Month: May 2007

Sarkozy Wins French Presidency

As expected, the left has lost the presidential election in France. My condolences to Jerome a Paris and the entire European Tribune community. Nicolas Sarkozy was elected president of France, defeating Socialist Segolene Royal...

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Rosa, Brenda and Claudia

Rosa, Brenda and Claudia are three young moms. They work as barristas at a coffee shop I go to everyday. These are friendly, hard-working and engaging young women and I enjoy chatting with them in English, or, at times, my...

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Padilla Jurors: No Comment on Who Caused 9/11

Here’s a little factoid from this last week that maybe only I find very revealing regarding the current state of our country: Many potential jurors in the Jose Padilla terrorism-support case say they aren’t sure who...

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