All posts in Wednesday Nights

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 (Thursday) Night #2232
December 26, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday (Thursday) Night #2232

In view of the unusual coincidence of Hanukkah and Christmas this Wednesday, 25 December, it was decided by democratic v ...

Wednesday Night #2231
December 18, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2231

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death on Tuesday of Anthony (Tony) Shine, who, with his wife Ruth Walzer Shine we ...

Wednesday Night #2230
December 11, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2230

A week ago, no-one was predicting the incredibly swift collapse of Syria‘s Assad regime. Anne Applebaum appropriat ...

Wednesday Night #2229
December 4, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2229

The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is lit on Wednesday 4 December The story of its origins is touching and, appr ...

Wednesday Night #2228 with Peter Berezin
November 27, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2228 with Peter Berezin

We were struck by the paucity of references in any media this year to the 22 November anniversary of JFK’s assassi ...

Wednesday Night #2227
November 20, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2227

APEC, G20, Climate Change COP29 … Multilateralism is everywhere. As the assorted leaders huddle while their sherpa ...

Wednesday Night #2226
November 13, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2226

As the days grow shorter, darkness envelops us physically -though you MUST check out the spectacular Beaver Supermoon r ...

Wednesday Night #2225
November 6, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2225

‘Trump’s America’: Comeback Victory Signals a Different Kind of Country In the end, Donald J. Trump is not the his ...

Wednesday Night # 2224
October 30, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night # 2224

While our main preoccupation is the US election, there are other international events that warrant attention and in many ...

Wednesday Night #2223
October 23, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2223

The news from the U.S. is not encouraging. We urge you to read Bret Stephens: There’s One Main Culprit if Donald Trump ...

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