Dear Friends, We just marked a 9/11 anniversary. It feels like we now… Dear Friends, We just marked a 9/11 anniversary. It feels like we now race through these things. Perhaps there’s simply too much news to absorb. On the morning of… Dear Friends, We just marked a 9/11 anniversary. It feels like we now race through these things. Perhaps there’s simply too much news to absorb. On the morning of…
Dear Friends, Here in Berlin, mention Zeitenwende — the expression… Dear Friends, Here in Berlin, mention Zeitenwende — the expression German Chancellor Olaf Scholz used last winter to describe the big changes triggered by Russia’s… Dear Friends, Here in Berlin, mention Zeitenwende — the expression German Chancellor Olaf Scholz used last winter to describe the big changes triggered by Russia’s…
Dear Friends, I once heard Václav Havel say that the true story of… Dear Friends, I once heard Václav Havel say that the true story of freedom was not one of chains being broken, but rather of light and color and whimsy even. The… Dear Friends, I once heard Václav Havel say that the true story of freedom was not one of chains being broken, but rather of light and color and whimsy even. The…
Dear Friends, In 1920, Bertolt Brecht arrived as a 22-year-old… Dear Friends, In 1920, Bertolt Brecht arrived as a 22-year-old Bavarian playwright to Berlin, the town he called “Cold Chicago.” The sickly child, who grew up to have… Dear Friends, In 1920, Bertolt Brecht arrived as a 22-year-old Bavarian playwright to Berlin, the town he called “Cold Chicago.” The sickly child, who grew up to have…
Dear Friends, Our remarkable team will have well-deserved time off… Dear Friends, Our remarkable team will have well-deserved time off for part of August. We’ll resume properly on Monday, August 22. But we’re not ready to break yet. This… Dear Friends, Our remarkable team will have well-deserved time off for part of August. We’ll resume properly on Monday, August 22. But we’re not ready to break yet. This…
Dear Friends, It’s hard to remember a time when America was pulled so… Dear Friends, It’s hard to remember a time when America was pulled so hard inward, while the world around us was so wobbly. We were shaken by the July 8 murder of Shinzo… Dear Friends, It’s hard to remember a time when America was pulled so hard inward, while the world around us was so wobbly. We were shaken by the July 8 murder of Shinzo…
Antonio Salieri has a birthday in August. Mozart’s rival spent most… Antonio Salieri has a birthday in August. Mozart’s rival spent most of his career in Vienna, but he was born on August 18, 1749, in Legnano, in the province of Verona in… Antonio Salieri has a birthday in August. Mozart’s rival spent most of his career in Vienna, but he was born on August 18, 1749, in Legnano, in the province of Verona in…
Dear Friends, Killings and loss marred July 4th celebrations in… Dear Friends, Killings and loss marred July 4th celebrations in America. Chuck Lane is with us today for an American Purpose salon to discuss what seems to be increasing… Dear Friends, Killings and loss marred July 4th celebrations in America. Chuck Lane is with us today for an American Purpose salon to discuss what seems to be increasing…
Dear Friends, Ron Brownstein will join us in July to discuss his book… Dear Friends, Ron Brownstein will join us in July to discuss his book Rock Me on the Water, his review of popular culture in LA in the early 1970s. America was… Dear Friends, Ron Brownstein will join us in July to discuss his book Rock Me on the Water, his review of popular culture in LA in the early 1970s. America was…
Dear Friends, Ron Brownstein will join us in July to discuss his book… Dear Friends, Ron Brownstein will join us in July to discuss his book Rock Me on the Water, his review of popular culture in LA in the early 1970s. America was… Dear Friends, Ron Brownstein will join us in July to discuss his book Rock Me on the Water, his review of popular culture in LA in the early 1970s. America was…
Dear Friends, Kyiv to Prague is ordinarily two hours by plane. War… Dear Friends, Kyiv to Prague is ordinarily two hours by plane. War has closed Ukraine’s skies to commercial aircraft. This week, it took me 24 hours in a journey that… Dear Friends, Kyiv to Prague is ordinarily two hours by plane. War has closed Ukraine’s skies to commercial aircraft. This week, it took me 24 hours in a journey that…
Dear Friends, The Mozart symphonies I mentioned in my letter last… Dear Friends, The Mozart symphonies I mentioned in my letter last week were performed this week in the chamber music theater of Berlin Philharmonic Hall. The Potsdam… Dear Friends, The Mozart symphonies I mentioned in my letter last week were performed this week in the chamber music theater of Berlin Philharmonic Hall. The Potsdam…
Dear Friends, The Mozart symphonies I mentioned in my letter last… Dear Friends, The Mozart symphonies I mentioned in my letter last week were performed this week in the chamber music theater of Berlin Philharmonic Hall. The Potsdam… Dear Friends, The Mozart symphonies I mentioned in my letter last week were performed this week in the chamber music theater of Berlin Philharmonic Hall. The Potsdam…