The French way
August 22nd, 2005
I liked one of the cover lines above the strap in today’s Financial Times: “No rest for Americans, though the president holidays like a Frenchman.” Apparently Bush has set a presidential record by spending 336 days at his Crawford ranch since he took office.
According to the article (which I couldn’t find on the FT website), “an American worker typically gets about 13 days of paid leave a year” — after five years of work for a company. Offered a choice between more money and more spare time, most Americans will take the money. Europeans will take the time.
Beware of the company you keep
August 22nd, 2005
What on earth is the Gates Foundation doing funding the Discovery Institute?