Brian Gongol


"For a lot of people, it is hard to understand what it was like to be a child behind the Iron Curtain in the 1950s, when the cold war was burning strong [...] You feel trapped, like a prisoner. So I always associated planes with escape and freedom, and still do."




Well-researched and balanced review of whether the deployment of National Guard equipment to Iraq has affected the ability of the states to pick up after events like the Greensburg tornado

Resigning as Prime Minister as of June 27th. Says "I did what I thought was right." Blair is hard to categorize, but of his team, one Scotsman suggests, "They say that the people get the government they deserve, but I don't remember kicking that many puppies."