Marc JohnsonApr 8, 20135 minThe Iron LadyThe Argentine invasion of the sparely populated, wind-blown and British controlled islands came at a low point of then-Prime Minister...
Marc JohnsonMar 3, 20103 minEvita Lives!I’m betting most Argentines don’t think much of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1978 musical Evita. As one young Argentine woman – well-read,...
Marc JohnsonMar 2, 20103 minArgentinaIn his marvelous book, In Patagonia, Bruce Chatwin speculates whether some folks are born with a gene that causes them to wander the...
Marc JohnsonMar 1, 20102 minUruguay and ArgentinaA very big day today in Montevideo, Uruguay and you probably won’t read much about it in the U.S. A new president, a left of center...
Marc JohnsonFeb 25, 20103 minThe Graf SpeeThe first significant naval battle of World War II took place not in the North Atlantic or the Mediterranean, but in the Rio de la Plata...
Marc JohnsonFeb 24, 20102 minIguazu FallsIn the far northeastern corner of Argentina, where the border bumps up against Paraguay and Brazil, is one of the most spectacular sights...
Marc JohnsonFeb 23, 20102 minAn Argentine IconOnly the most die hard American sports fan is likely to recognize the name Luis Angel Firpo. In Argentina he is a national icon thanks,...
Marc JohnsonFeb 22, 20103 minThe MalvinasCristina Fernandez de Kirchner is not really a movie star, she just plays one in the bizarre world of Argentine politics. As the first...
Marc JohnsonFeb 20, 20102 minEye to EyeIt is impossible, I think, to kneel down to eye level with a penguin and not be impressed – awed even – with power of ol’ Mother Nature...
Marc JohnsonFeb 19, 20101 minThe End of the WorldI have always thought some of the world’s great scenery was in the American West. The northern Rockies in Glacier National Park in...
Marc JohnsonAug 15, 20091 minNew Leaders at NEH and NEAThe Senate recently confirmed the new leadership at the National Endowments for the Humanities and the Arts and they are interesting and...