Why did being an intern at the White House become the most sought-after job in 1995? Because young graduates wanted to “help the administration,” not… Read More »1995 Archive: The White House Interns

Why was the General the most popular non-candidate? Because in 1995, Americans preferred a guy who promised NOT to run over the guys who promised… Read More »1995 Classic: Colin Powell’s “Will He Run?” Hype

Why was Russian diplomacy so “flexible” in 1995? Because Boris Yeltsin proved that you could stay on the world stage as long as you could… Read More »1995 Legacy: Boris Yeltsin’s Diplomacy

Why were the trade ministers so happy? Because they created the World Trade Organization, ensuring that global arguments over bananas would be much more organized… Read More »1995 Vintage: The GATT/WTO Launch

Why were Canadian politicians so stressed in October ’95? Because Quebec almost voted to leave, and nobody in Ottawa knew how to say “Please don’t… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Quebec Referendum

Why was the man with the charts still talking? Because in 1995, he still had a lot of graphs to show us about that “giant… Read More »1995 Archive: Ross Perot

Why was the President of France the most “explosive” leader of the year? Because he decided the best way to celebrate his election was to… Read More »1995 Classic: Jacques Chirac’s Fireworks

Why were politicians actually reading the newspaper? Because the FBI forced the Washington Post to publish a 35,000-word essay that made most Senate speeches look… Read More »1995 Classic: The Unabomber Manifesto

Why did the Balkan peace talks take place in Ohio? Because after years of conflict, the leaders realized that nothing inspires a desire for world… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Dayton Agreement

Why was the German Chancellor so “substantial”? Because he was the “Unity Chancellor” who ate enough bratwurst to keep the entire newly-reunified Germany in business.… Read More »1995 Classic: Helmut Kohl