How to avoid putting both feet in the same clog

The English used to be proud of knowing a language other than their own. Not any more.

Language: A way to forgive and forget?

Latvia has rejected making Russian the country’s second official language. In the light of its traumatic history, such a decision comes as no surprise, although it may prove to be short-sighted in a bitterly divided country facing corruption scandals and the spectre of bankruptcy.