Time’s Winged Chariot Hurrying Near
brett2023-12-08T14:46:49+00:00A centuries-old poem reminds us to squeeze life out of every moment. Read more
Europe’s clash of cultures — and antisemitism — is coming to America
brett2023-12-01T11:44:54+00:00Well the war on Christmas certainly started early this year. On the streets of New York. And in the ugliest way possible. By now everybody will have seen the footage
Loved and hated, Henry Kissinger was the pragmatist who tried to solve world’s problems
brett2023-12-01T11:52:59+00:00HENRY KISSINGER had many distinctions in his life. Not the least of these was that he remained politically aware and active right up to his death at 100 today. Read
Wartime Diary
brett2023-12-01T12:05:30+00:00‘As the helicopters carrying the released hostages landed, traffic stopped. People got out of their cars and broke into song.’ Read more
The Fight to Recover What Has Been Lost
brett2023-12-01T12:13:21+00:00Between two world wars and a mental breakdown, T.S. Eliot still believed in the possibility of restoration. Read more
When it comes to Palestine, the kids aren’t all right
brett2023-11-24T11:35:09+00:00The government of Israel – unlike China – is vulnerable to international opinion. Read more
In Israel, a long wait of hope and fear to see if their children will be freed from hell
brett2023-12-01T12:14:55+00:00Singing broke out on the streets of Tel Aviv last night as the first hostages arrived back home to Israel after seven weeks in the hell of Gaza. Read more
The Solitary Lines That Stick
brett2023-11-24T11:30:30+00:00Sometimes a single sentence, buried like a gem in the hard grit of a poem, is all you need to keep in your head. Read more
Why don’t celebrities care about the Israeli hostages?
brett2023-11-17T14:28:37+00:00The Chibok schoolgirls story caught on, and in short order almost every celebrity in the world got on board. It cohered around the hashtag ‘Bring Back Our Girls’. Read more