Barry D. Wood

Beginning in mid-1975, my life evolved into a blur of professional activity.  Implausibly, but in line with what I had hoped for, I was a

Cape Town is a remarkable city that bears a striking resemblance to San Francisco.  Here at the tip of Africa, Cape Town crouches beneath magnificent

PHOENIX, AZ: Leave the freeway and drive a few minutes through sand and cactus and you’ll find the future of advanced manufacturing. Here, north of

Fifty-years ago – 15 days after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency – the Danish freighter Diana Skou slid away from the Brooklyn Army Terminal pier

There can be no democracy without a free press.  Thomas Jefferson had it right two centuries ago when he said that “self-government is not possible

Always the huckster, presidential candidate Donald Trump online offers “a limited edition, official Trump watch” priced from $499 to $100,000.” Swiss-made, bearing the word “Trump”

It was a master stroke by Democratic party leaders to dump octogenarian Joe Biden, replacing him with Kamala Harris as candidate for president.  It was

During five decades of travelling and writing, I’ve met several people who through their humanity and ability to stay focused conveyed a rare, clear sense

We have emerged from an extraordinary month.  Events in America swept past with the speed and force of a summer tornado.  From the Trump Biden

At the peak of its power, Anglo American utterly dominated South Africa’s economy. It alone accounted for 25% of South African GDP and 60% of