We Shall Sing to the Nazis What We Cannot Say to Them: Verdi at Terezin

We Shall Sing to the Nazis What We Cannot Say to Them: Verdi at Terezin

Published April 30th, 2015 by Peter Kinder

A ‘defiant requiem’ seems a contradiction. But not when a chorus of 100 Jews interned at Terezin in 1944 sang Giuseppi Verdi’s ‘Messa da Requiem’ to their Nazi captors and…

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‘A Friedman Doctrine – The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits’: 44 Years Later

Published September 12th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

September 13 marks the 44th anniversary of the publication of University of Chicago professor Milton Friedman’s article, ‘A Friedman Doctrine – The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase…

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‘Remember the Maine!’: On Syria, We Should

Published September 8th, 2013 by Peter Kinder

Presidents have often sought Congress’s blessing for foreign adventures using rationales that seemed dubious at the time: Iraq and weapons of mass destruction; Afghanistan and al Qaeda; North Vietnam…

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Kudos (Many), Kvetches (Few)

Published August 31st, 2012 by Peter Kinder

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame proves one thing: Danny & the Juniors were right: Rock ‘n roll is here to stay, it will never die. It…

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