The Spaniard

The Seville family survived the Moors during the invasion of Spain in the early 8th Century; actually, their sword making techniques, during the occupation, made the Seville family wealthy. The Moors had a deep respect for the technology involved in manufacturing a fine honed blade, thus they allowed the Seville family to prosper; eventually, Moors married into the family and the family became one of the wealthiest families in Spain.

The Price of Loyalty

On so many levels, President Obama and the former President Bush are worlds apart in differences. Yet it is amusing to see things that George W. Bush was roundly criticized and condemned for, creep into the presidency of Barack Obama. Ezra Klein asks, “How can a president stuck around 45 percent in the polls and who has suffered such a bad year done so little to shake up his staff?”