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Rock Feature: Roger Daltrey of The Who — How Can He Afford to Tour?

September 12, 2019
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If there is any theme that runs throughout the story of Roger Daltrey’s life as he tells it, it’s that he has always needed more money to – as he so folksily puts it – “pay the bills.”

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Book Commentary: “Dying of Whiteness” — What Rough Beast Slouches Toward Kansas to be Born? 

September 8, 2019
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Class pressures are exerting themselves, class fault-lines are emerging, and ancient demons are being released as a result.

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Book Interview: Jay Wexler on the State of “Our Non-Christian Nation”

September 5, 2019
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The book deals with how Atheists, Wiccans, Summums, Muslims, and Satanists “fought to have their voices heard” in communities dominated by Christians and others who were skeptical of their claim that the First Amendment applies equally to all religions.

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Arts Commentary: 2019-20 Classical Music Preview

September 1, 2019
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I’ve compiled a list of twelve concerts (or concert series) that I think will stand among the future season’s highlights.

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Visual Arts Review: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater — Brilliance Beyond Myth

August 31, 2019
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20th Century Modern Architectural Greatness

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Book Review: “The Future is Asian” — Challenging Western Ideology

August 27, 2019
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Marshaling statistics, maps, scholarly literature, news articles, and reports, The Future is Asian cogently dramatizes the reasons behind Asia’s re-ascendance to economic, political, and cultural primacy.

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Book Commentary: “Portnoy’s Complaint” at 50

August 19, 2019
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Doctor, do you understand what I was up against? My wang was all I really had that I could call my own…

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Media Commentary: Walter Lippmann and the Need for Reliable News

August 13, 2019
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99 years after Liberty and the News, Walter Lippmann’s hopes for journalism remain largely unfulfilled.

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Music Commentary: In Brian Wilson’s World, Bad Vibrations Are Never Far Away

August 9, 2019
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The recent death of longtime guitarist Nicky Wonder just the latest setback for pop genius Brian Wilson

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Arts Commentary: Some Thoughts on the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s 2019 Brazilian Tour

August 1, 2019
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Suffice it to say, the tour was an extraordinary experience, musically and culturally, and, for me, a conspicuously potent introduction to a new continent.

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