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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 late 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. Once Herb was no longer up to the task, no-one volunteered to execute the task with such absolute fidelity. Then COVID invaded our weekly gathering and pushed us to ZOOM, where we remain, and since then, the entries for Wednesday Night consist only of the “Prologues”. Chatham House rules prevail!

Wednesday Night #2086
March 9, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2086

It is hard to find -or be really interested in- any news that does not touch on some aspect or effect of the horrendous ...

Wednesday Night #2085
March 2, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2085

A week ago, Wednesday Nighters were anxiously checking for the most recent developments on the Russia-Ukraine border. It ...

Wednesday Night #2084
February 23, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2084

The untimely death of Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, has been met with tributes from colleagues and cel ...

Wednesday Night #2083
February 16, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2083

If one had to choose a single adjective for the past days’ events, Bizarre would seem to be the most appropriate. ...

Wednesday Night #2082
February 9, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2082

We have lost another good friend and former Wednesday Nighter. A man of so many accomplishments, but always ‘A rou ...

Wednesday Night #2081
February 2, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2081

Gung hey fat choi! Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger! For lovers of astrology: The Year of the Tiger brings with it a ...

Wednesday Night #2080
January 26, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2080

Happy Birthday to Mark Roper OWN, Wednesday Night’s favorite MD and valiant warrior for improved conditions for me ...

Wednesday Night #2079
January 19, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2079

It is with greatest sorrow that we share the news that Brian Morel died on Thursday. I do not yet have any details and w ...

Wednesday Night #2078
January 12, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2078

On Tuesday’s Diplomatic Community Jeremy Kinsman and Larry Haas discussed the U.S.-Russia talks in Geneva, emphasi ...

Wednesday Night #2077
January 5, 2022, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2077

Compare and contrast: the last W.N. of 2020 (Wednesday Night #2024) sounds a much more hopeful note than we are able to ...