Connective Visions

The Norwegian butter crisis provides both a relief and a nuisance in the holiday season.

The human desire to control behavior applies as much to leaves as to politics – and may be getting worse.

A sculpture memorial to America’s history shapes, and is shaped by, the perspective of current events.

An often overlooked Viking turns an exploratory eye on Philadelphia, past and present.

Small-town news from Norway provides summer relief from the usual media.

Janteloven might be the fly in the soup of contemporary notions of deserving.

The 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides and another take on net neutrality prompt reflection on contemporary approaches to the economy.

As an Independence Day gift to Norwegian friends, the author suggests they – and other nations – review their U.S. bond portfolios.

Two days after the death of Osama bin Laden, things are turning a bit crazy.

A meditation on whether Americans don’t get exactly the postal service they deserve.