To answer the question of why the world hates us, what we need is a straightforward model we can understand. What we have are the New York Yankees. The United States in the global community is not unlike the Yankees in the baseball community, and it is a fortunate coincidence that they are nicknamed Yankees, a derogatory term for Americans, and that their logo has Uncle Sam’s hat supported by a bat, likely a Rawlings Big Stick. Unless you are a Yankees fan, you hate the Yankees. Here is th...

“Hop on Pop,” “The Cat in the Hat,” “Oh the Places You’ll Go”: classics by Theodor Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss), one of the great writers of the 20th century. Then there is my personal favorite, “The Lorax,” the often overlooked, last book by the good doctor — a brilliant piece of literary work. You see, the Lorax spoke for the trees because the trees have no voices. Back when the Swomee-Swans rang out in space, and long before the advent of the Presidential race, people loved and enjoyed their ...