Louis Philippe (1773-1850) was king of the French from 1830 to 1848. Although his authoritarian regime was overthrown by the February Revolution, his reign was marked by domestic prosperity, stability, and intellectual fecundity. Born in Paris on Oct....

Poet William Wordsworth expressed his wariness towards the post-Napoleonic government of France in a pamphlet entitled "England in 1940." The pamphlet includes several nationalistic poems and prose that warns his fellow Englishmen to beware of continuing expansionist drive of the French government under Louis-Phillippe....

Jerry Epperson The announcement that Mickey Holliman is retiring as CEO of Furniture Brands made me think about who is the most influential person in the furniture industry today. Holliman runs what was our largest manufacturer-importer for about a decade. Today...