The World's Rudest Hand Gestures
Words can sometimes fail you. So here's a guide to insults through body language. More »
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James Gibney is a features editor at The Atlantic. He was a political officer in the U.S. Foreign Service, where he wrote speeches for Warren Christopher, Anthony Lake, and Bill Clinton.
Words can sometimes fail you. So here's a guide to insults through body language. More »
A speechwriter remembers life with the Secretary of State.The first time I met Warren Christopher was one of the only times I ever heard him make a wisecrack. We were at the first Summit of the Americas in Miami, sipping piña coladas on the veranda as our Tommy Bahama shirts flapped in the warm breeze.... Scratch that: It was a poorly lit hotel suite with nervous men and women in nondescript suits milling about, waiting for a meeting to begin. I was one of… More »
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