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The accounts of Wednesday Night Salons in chronological order appear below. The task of archiving them is on-going . As stated elsewhere, it was not until the early 90s that we began to keep weekly records of discussions, therefore, there are, unfortunately, major gaps in the earlier chronicles.
Most, but not all, accounts until 2014 were written by our Scribe, Herb Bercovitz, and edited as required, by Diana, however a number of other Wednesday Nighters also contributed their note-keeping talents on occasions when Herb was absent. Since Herb was no longer up to the task, the entries for Wednesday Night consist only of the “Prologues”. Chatham House rules prevail!

Wednesday Night #2143
April 12, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2143

President Joe Biden is on his first visit to Northern Ireland as it marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement (see ...

Wednesday Night #2142
April 5, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2142

Happy Easter, Chag Sameach, and Ramadan Mubarak to all who celebrate! On [1 April] Russia took over the presidency of th ...

Wednesday Night #2141
March 29, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2141

A poignant 50th anniversary: March 29, 1973: Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the last U.S. ...

Wednesday Night #2140
March 22, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2140

WORLD WATER DAY! UN warns of ‘draining humanity’s lifeblood’ amid worsening water scarcity 22 — 24 Mar 2023, New ...

Wednesday Night #2139
March 15, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2139

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH or, if you are a faithful follower of Heather Cox Richardson, take comfort in the anniversary o ...

Wednesday Night #2138
March 8, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2138

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY! The Washington Post greets the day with this: Single women take an outsize role i ...

Wednesday Night #2137
March 1, 2023, 1 Comment

The Wednesday Night Book Club The first half hour of last week was devoted to a most diverting conversation about espion ...

Wednesday Night #2136
February 22, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2136

One month ago, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ organization moved the seconds hand of the Doomsday Clock closer ...

Wednesday Night #2135
February 15, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2135

News of the death toll (estimated at well over 40,000) and devastation wreaked in Turkey/Turkiye and Syria by last week& ...

Wednesday Night #2134
February 8, 2023, 1 Comment

Horrific news from Turkey and Syria – the death toll now over 12,000 and climbing. Turkey and Syria earthquake dea ...

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