The Chilcot Inquiry into the lessons to be drawn from Britain’s involvement in the Iraq War (or invasion, to be more accurate), gripped the nation for a while there. It actually appeared […]
Whatever happened to the Chilcot Inquiry?
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Dear John
Dear John, I’m not going to call you Jack, since we don’t know each other very well. But, in a way, I guess I know you better than I want to. You’ve […]
Death, Schütz and Scarlatti
Here are my program notes for Orlando Chamber Choir’s triumphal concert last night, sightly edited, since, actually, you’re not at the concert. If you could pick the time and place of your […]
The outstanding bill for Iraq
A couple of weeks ago Larison reminded us that the costs of Iraq are still with us. Citing a new report on a new study about Iraqi war deaths, Max Fisher of […]
Thank you, Elizabeth Warren
I first encountered Elizabeth Warren back in 2009, when I followed banks regularly for the hedge fund I worked for. At that time she was the head of the committee that the […]
Surprise! US government actually shuts down.
One of the more surreal aspects of the current government shutdown is the fact that the people responsible for shutting down the government appear to be very surprised that the government has, […]
BBC blows climate coverage, again
This is dispiriting. Why the BBC, of all media, continues to do this defies reason—although there probably is a reason for it, just a really stupid one. As we all know, the […]
The Rest is Noise (7)—Britten’s Britain
So after a summer hiatus, The Rest is Noise is back, and this past weekend’s program, on Benjamin Britten and his role in the British imagination, was a welcome return. Britten was, […]
The wonderful second life of Stoner
Books have lives of their own. Many are like meteors, burning across the sky before they disappear forever, some quickly, but some not. Some last longer, capturing a popular mood for a […]
Arctic development: I’ll have that with ice, please
Ah, summertime—iced tea, the girls in their summer dresses, butterflies by day and lightning bugs at night, late summer evenings in moonlight, children staying up late, increased shipping in the polar seas…wait, […]
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