There's something especially satisfying about the Nobels awarded this year, the 100th anniversary of the prize. The science is comprehensible; the literature is crisp and relevant; and the Peace Prize was given to the organization--and its plain-spoken director--that may have the best chance of bringing some to our fractious world.
Peace Kofi Annan and the U.N.
One day last summer, as Kofi Annan sipped a beer and watched the sun set over Ghana, the land of his birth, he began reflecting on the men he had encountered in the palaces, fortresses and official homes that hold the leaders of the world....
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