No More Road Map · Hussein Agha and Robert Malley (neither of whom I know anything about), propose an innovative path to Middle East peace. If the U.S. and the rest of the world had the political will to do it I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Their one-paragraph explanation of why the current Road Map is probably doomed is also very good.
Autumnpearleaves · The pear tree is showing early signs of autumn. It’s old and tattered and unpredictable, the fruit prolific but lousy some years, scanty and excellent others, I can’t spot the pattern. This year is lean but good—the best pears I’ve ever tasted in fact—but we need a visit from the tree doctor, the leaves are going too early and showing signs of disease. But the symptoms are not unpleasing to the eye ...
