The United States is Iran’s Great Satan — Ayatollahs of Iran It’s hardly surprising that Iranians with long memories and good history classes have deep-seated hatred of America. The United States, with the help of Britain, engineered a coup in 1953 that overthrew the democratically elected Iranian prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh. Why? He was a leftist who nationalized … [Read more...]
Edmonton visit as disappointing as most modern art
EDMONTON, Alberta--We drove in a rented car to the Edmonton Art Gallery of Alberta. To paraphrase Shakespeare, we searched all day to find it and when we finally found it discovered it not worth the search. No paintings. Just modern art featuring Canadian Jack Bush. We refused to pay to enter a third-rate gallery. The gallery guide noted the “double bind” of modern art: … [Read more...]