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Five Roses to Love This Summer Jul. 05, 2016
It was a warm summer day in Grasse, France. I had celebrated a significant birthday the evening befo... Read More
The Uncompetitive Effects of Tax Harmonization May. 26, 2016
During a visit to the World Bank this week, I got a sobering lesson about the degree to which the pe... Read More
Watching Bordeaux Prices May. 17, 2016
The following is an excerpt from an email sent from a fellow Bordeaux collector to like-minded frien... Read More
Canada Ignoring the ISIS threat Apr. 22, 2016
Does Canada really believe that it's not at war with ISIS? Justin Trudeau, the country's prime minis... Read More
Canary in the Coal Mine Apr. 19, 2016
Michel Rolland is perhaps the world's most famous winemaker. From his home base in Bordeaux, the win... Read More
The Rise of a Bordeaux Juggernaut Apr. 12, 2016
BORDEAUX, France — When Daniel and Florence Cathiard first laid eyes on Chateau Smith Haut Laf... Read More
The Coming Illegality of Acting Legally Apr. 07, 2016
If you haven't heard yet, the release of the so-called Panama Papers has revealed that top global le... Read More
A Postcard From France Apr. 05, 2016
PARIS — It was a Wednesday night following a long flight in from California. The taxi pulled u... Read More
Out of Danger, But Out of Mind Jan. 12, 2016
Dear Annie: In October, I visited my family in France. Three weeks after I returned home, the terror... Read More
Celebrate the Impressionist Festival in Normandy, France Jan. 09, 2016
By Patricia Woeber We go to museums to enrich our lives. We look, we wonder. How did Claude Monet ma... Read More
The Seine: Inspiration of the Impressionists Dec. 06, 2015
By Patricia Woeber "I'm in love with Monet, but he doesn't know it," I said to a friend. He said, "G... Read More
The Spies Who Ruin Us Dec. 03, 2015
In an effort to draw attention away from the intelligence failures that permitted the attacks of 9/1... Read More
Can We Learn From Europe? Dec. 02, 2015
Earlier this year, my column asked, "Will the West Defend Itself?" I pointed out that America's left... Read More
We Are Already at War on the Ground Nov. 20, 2015
President Barack Obama has a choice: He can either destroy the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq... Read More
Syrian, Go Home Nov. 19, 2015
President Barack Obama wants the United States to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees next year — b... Read More
Obama Gets Testy in Turkey With the Press Nov. 18, 2015
After seven years of media adoration, President Obama was stunned and prickly. At a press conference... Read More
Stop the Bleeding Nov. 17, 2015
There was a painful irony when France's immediate response to the terrorist attacks in Paris was to ... Read More
The Paris Attacks and What Must Change Nov. 17, 2015
Many French people referred to the January attacks on the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie... Read More
Stand Against Terror Nov. 17, 2015
The Islamic State made it quite clear in Paris on Friday that it is not contained, and that containm... Read More
Century-Old UFO Appears on Mysterious Coin Nov. 05, 2015
A recent trip out west took me near the famous Area 51. That's the place that, for years, the govern... Read More
