Dan Drezner reveals that he was (is?) a Civilization addict:Occasionally, despite my mental efforts, one of these activities sneaks it's way through my defenses. I'm convinced that had I not gotten hooked on Sid Meier's Civilization game, I'd have another article...
From Anders Stephanson's Manifest Destiny: American Expansion and the Empire of Right, pp. 61: "The nation," [Seward] instructed the Senate in 1853, "that draws the most materials and provisions...
I am really not the person who ought to be commenting on the Dutch "no" vote, but in the spirit of "we ought to say something," I'll hum a few bars.Dan Drezner has already weighed in with his usual...