Art
Nancy Herman: Totems
The major part of Nancy Herman’s small but select show at her gallery in Narberth covers a single long wall, but it says a great deal about looking, and the how and why of what [ Read Article ]
You Can’t Go Home Again: Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia at International House
Film
Andrei Tarkovsky, the exact contemporary of the French filmmaker Francois Truffaut (1932-1986), made only seven feature films in his thirty-year career, but their prestige has elevated him to almost mythical status. Ingmar Bergman called him [ Read Article ]
The Twilight of the European Union
Uncategorized
The “West,” as that term has been understood since the end of World War II, is cracking up. It consisted, broadly, of the US, Canada, and Western Europe, the latter slowly recast as the European [ Read Article ]
Greece
It’s Time for Greece to Leave the Reich
Greece has just scraped together the money to make its latest, $757 million (848 million euro) payment to its European (read: German) debtmasters. It did so, without cash enough in the national coffers, by forcibly [ Read Article ]
Politics
Our Broken Polity, and How To Fix It
As we stagger toward the finish line of one of the most dismaying election campaigns in American political history, one thing is clear: that our political system as it now stands is broken. We reached [ Read Article ]
Politics
How Long Must the Charade Go On?
Five months into the Trump presidency—or five hours, for that matter—it was clear that the White House had been occupied by a charlatan, somewhere between a buffoon and a demagogue and competent in neither role. [ Read Article ]
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PoliticsWhat Does a Fair Trial Cost?
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MusicHeroism, Romantic Style: The Curtis Orchestra Plays Brahms and Strauss
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Robinson JeffersMisotheism in Robinson Jeffers’ Construction of Divinity
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PoliticsWar, Anyone? The Commander-in-Chief Wants To Pick a Card
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PoliticsAfter the Brexit: What Next for Greece?
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Greece
It’s Time for Greece to Leave the Reich
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Politics
How Has Donald Trump Affected Your Writing and Life?
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Politics
The Death Penalty: Abolition’s New Cause
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Politics
Pay To Play: America in the Middle East Today
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PoliticsHow To Be a Citizen in the Age of Trump
In the Spotlight
Hello ChatGPT, Goodbye Education
Cheating is as old as the story of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25). It’s also as old as the university. There’s certainly nothing new about ChatGPT, the new recipe for the oldest scam, except for [ Read Article ]
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Ted Shohfi: I absolutely agree with your article, but I have two questions: The first is regarding: "America, for all its flaws,…
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Allen Boyer: Hello Bob -- calling it the Sino-American War is completely correct. I hope you are well. I'm sending an email…
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Ethan Fox: Spot on Dr. Zaller, overturning Citizens United is possibly the singular most important step in the reclaiming of our democracy!
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