One reason is continued (and perhaps justified) skepticism from Germany.
One reason is that this garish variety is perhaps most famous for being lampooned by Eddie Murphy's Jheri-curled narcissists in Coming To America, and by Dave Chappelle in his Prince and Rick James skits.
Perhaps one reason is a cultural emphasis on family and friends, on social capital over financial capital — but then again, Mexicans sometimes slip into the United States, presumably in pursuit of both happiness and assets.
Perhaps one reason is that Mr. bin Laden is still intent on taking the fight to the Americans on the ground in Afghanistan.
Perhaps one reason is that these officials are paid in part by the same companies carrying out illegal logging.
Perhaps one reason is, as a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put it, "Many drivers are not aware of the limitations" of the technology.
Perhaps one reason is that more work is needed to appreciate Bearden's broader cultural importance, suggested Henry Louis Gates Jr., chairman of African and African-American Studies at Harvard.
Perhaps one reason is that people were no longer so concerned with survival as they had been in the 1960s but had more assets, to buy nice things for their houses, to visit interesting buildings, to travel and see important monuments in different countries, to go to museums.
