Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time.
America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance.
A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on.

