Foreign Affairs, Drinks, & Other Ill-Advised Adventures

You’ve had better than ten months to detox from last year's grueling holiday endurance course of parties and good cheer. Here we go again.

Thomas Morton went native. Imagine Heart of Darkness if Joseph Conrad described Kurtz as quick with a drink and good with the ladies.

The holidays are here. Gatherings means food, and that means wine. Maybe something thing stronger, you know how families can be.

Shelby Foote chronicled America's journey from "Are" to "Is".

The holidays are upon us - here's what to drink

China's hypersonic gliders are clever, and problematic.

On the Podcast we discuss the inspiration for new cocktails along with some bloody failures.

This year's elections have been a surprise in the US. In Nicaragua, less so.

The Taliban is now facing a civil war with the Islamic State in Afghanistan. It's going to be a long one.