If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again – is this the strategy of the United States in Iran? While critics and commentators tackle the US war in Iraq hoping to find a workable solution to political stability and ethnic violence, recent pronouncements by US officials have been racheting up the pressure on the Iranian government. Could this be foreshadowing a second war in the Persian Gulf? Carleton professor Simon Dalby shares his insights and commentary with John Wall.
Usually when people talk about religion in the developing world, the first idea that comes to mind is of missionaries trying to “spread the word.” Recent developments in the Anglican Church, however, have turned stereotypes on their head. Conservative African bishops have offered a haven for beleaguered American parishes who feel that their churches’ stance on doctrine – especially gays in the clergy – have left them behind. Carleton professor Iain Wallace discusses with John Wall the geographic, political and theological changes rocking the Anglican communion.
Why do mini carrots seem to be everywhere these days? And how do they get bag after bag of them to be exactly the same size and shape? In this edition of InDigestion, Carol Hunsberger tells the story of baby cut carrots – who thought up the idea, how they are made, and where they grow (hint: they all come from the same place). Note: baby cut carrots are not to be confused with baby carrots, which are small but mature carrots considered a delicacy.
