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"To understand a man, you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty" (Sep 2025) - a look back at the student protests of 1968 and "my year of being twenty" 

Community (Sep 2025) - maybe we just need more food and music in our lives

Gerhard Richter (October 2025)  - the "21st century's Picasso"

The Music of  Arvo Pärt (Dec 2025) - the minimalist composer is among the most widely performed living composers of this century

The Resurgent Florence Price (Feb 2026) - 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. 

Wonders of the Oceans - Creatures (Dec 2025) - Covering 70% of the Earth's surface, oceans are home to more life than anywhere else.   A look at a few of the fascinating creatures that dwell there - the living fossils and alien intelligences.

Ocean Creatures II (Mar 2026) - A look at  the charismatic giant manta ray, the operatic humpback whale, and the acrobatic bottlenose dolphin.  They are examples of the similarities between us humans and "lower forms of life" and have much to teach us.

Keeping the Republic (Dec 2025) - An out-of-control president, aided and abetted by a democracy-challenged Supreme Court and a supine Congress, puts the nation on notice that Democracy as we have known it may soon be a thing of the past. 

Death Knell of Liberal Internationalism (Feb 2026)- Liberal internationalism has collapsed morally and practically.  Democrats must abandon it in favor of a realist internationalism grounded in peace, restraint, and respect for other nations’ interests.

The Fray Late Summer 2025

The Fray December 2025