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Having earlier touched briefly on the Vienna Secession movement (What is the Vienna Secession? October 29, 2019) and on its connection with Art Nouveau in Vienna (toward the end of More Art Nouveau …
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It was on November 14, 2009, from Nairobi, Kenya, that I uploaded the first post to my new blog. Because I was in Africa, it made sense to play with the "journey" idea as I sought to come up with a …
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Even though this year's is not a major election, any election gives us the opportunity to stop and think about some of the major issues being discussed. As we prepare for next year's election – which …
Americans are at a disadvantage when answering our title question because the word "secession" is so identified with our Civil War. When eleven southern states each announced that they were seceding …
When I mentioned to a friend that I was going to attend the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Porgy and Bess he seemed surprised. "Opera?" he asked. "I thought that was a Broadway …
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As most of my friends know, I am a great admirer of Jeffrey Sachs and his work. And not only because some of my students from time to time have come from the Earth Institute (of which Sachs is the …
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