William Pfaff, a former editor of Commonweal, was a political columnist for the International Herald Tribune in Paris and author of The Irony of Manifest Destiny: The Tragedy of America's Foreign Policy (Walker & Company). Also by this author Sensational, but Ineffectual Get Commonweal's latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2005-09-09 issue: View Contents Most Recent Maps of Meaning By Alexander Stern October 12, 2024 Embrace the Discomfort By Eduardo M. Peñalver October 11, 2024 From Gratitude to Kindness By Stephen J. Pope October 10, 2024