As Americans turn angrily on Barack Obama over his handling of the oilspill (see grow up and pointing the finger) both the New Yorker and The Economist invoke the figure of King Canute. The New Yorker's Bob Madoff has a cartoon of a king on his throne at the beach with oil lapping round his feet.
The Economist has a leader that reminds readers (at last) that the 11th century Danish King was proving to his courtiers that he was not omnipotent.
U.S. abortion rate falls, but the procedure is still common among certain groups
-
The U.S. abortion rate fell 25 percent between 2008 and 2014, though the
procedure is still a common experience, according to a new study published
Thursda...
2 hours ago
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment