The reporter is wearing an eye patch. “And who do you work for?” she says, clearing her throat. “I’m retired,” I say. A grizzled tribe of Middle East correspondents has gathered at the Mayflower Hotel’s wood-paneled bar in Beirut. Wine is poured, mugs of beers are guzzled,
This week we’re debuting a new microfeature series, “Husband, Father, Writer, War,” in which Nathan Deuel recounts what it’s like to be an American citizen, young father, and supportive husband while he and his family settle down in Lebanon.
Political candidates who want to burn down Washington, DC, perhaps should see what a country looks like with no effective government.
