Quotes
“There is only one way to happiness, and that is to stop worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” - Epictetus
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." - Yogi Berra
Music
Spring-themed tunes from Simon & Garfunkel, Tracy Chapman, The Beatles, Johnny Nash, U2, Andy Grammer, The Lovin' Spoonful, and John Fogerty.
Hopeful reminders that winter has to end sometime...
Posts and Links
New Posts
Death Knell of Liberal Internationalism - British policy analyst Anatol Lieven argues that liberal internationalism has collapsed morally and practically and has become indistinguishable from imperialism. Unless Democrats abandon it in favor of a realist internationalism grounded in peace, restraint, and respect for other nations’ interests, they have no credible alternative to Trump's ultranationalism.
The Resurgent Florence Price - Nearly forgotten after she died in 1953 because she was a woman and African-American, Florence Price's compositions, which combine Western symphonic influences with West-African musical styles, are now considered central to American classical music.
Ocean Creatures II - A look at three more amazing and intelligent ocean creatures - the charismatic giant manta ray, the operatic humpback whale, and the acrobatic bottlenose dolphin. Examples of the similarities between us humans and "lower forms of life", they have much to teach us.
The Fray March 2026 - War with Iran, The Plot to Subvert the Midterms, news and opinion from the web
From the WITW Archives
“How To Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer” (Feb 2018)
The Power of Gardens (June 2019)
US-Iran Relations: 1953- 2018 (July 2019)
Earth Day - Then and Now (April 2020)
What Happened Before the Big Bang? (Jan 2021)
Frida Kahlo, Feminist and Chicana Icon (Sep 2021)
The music of Johann Sebastian Bach and some quirky facts about JSB and his times (March 2022)
Mozart's Concertos (Mar 2023)
Prayers We All Can Say (Aug 2024)
From the Web
10 Impressionist Paintings for Spring (Daily Art Magazine)
Resistance under occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine | Waging Nonviolence
Letter From Minnesota: This is Actually What’s Great About America (Literary Hub)
7 Drugs that Changed the World | Britannica
How Not to Be a Victim of Time: Rebecca West on Music and Life – The Marginalian
Raphael: Sublime Poetry - The Metropolitan Museum of Art