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Wednesday Night #2061
September 15, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2061

A full week since last Wednesday! The 20th anniversary of 9/11 brought global coverage and commentary and we each, no do ...

Wednesday Night #2060
September 8, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2060

Quandary of the week: What is the correct spelling of Shanah Tova as my neighbour writes it? I have seen it with an h at ...

Wednesday Night #2059
September 1, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2059

We are sad to convey the news that Wednesday Nighter David Waters died peacefully last Friday at the St Raphael hospice ...

Wednesday Night #2058
August 25, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2058

With the looming critical date of 31 August, it is pretty much all about  Afghanistan As many of you know, a group rele ...

Wednesday Night #2057
August 18, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2057

What a delightful experience with our first hybrid (in-person & Zoom) Wednesday Night last week, with the additional ...

Carol Riley O’Brien R.I.P.
August 12, 2021, Comments Off on Carol Riley O’Brien R.I.P.

Carol was my dear friend, one-time roommate at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Newton, Massachusetts. She was very br ...

Wednesday Night #2056
August 11, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2056

Welcome back, Marc Nicholson after two years of Covid-imposed absence. We will be taking advantage of Alex’s invit ...

Wednesday Night #2055
August 4, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2055

August 4 is a particularly poignant anniversary for Wednesday Nighters. Exactly a year ago, a deadly explosion in Beirut ...

Wednesday Night #2054 with Peter Berezin
July 28, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2054 with Peter Berezin

Welcome back Peter! In his latest weekly report, Peter notes that Investors Are Asking The Wrong Question About Inflatio ...

Wednesday Night #2053
July 21, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2053

As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Heather Cox Richardson and her Letters from an American. As the recent profile p ...