On a day when the fractures within American labor became open rebellion, apparently caused by still declining union membership and influence, it’s useful to note two other news stories that illustrate the validity of some old verities, sadly lost in the age of Reagan-Bush.
For a story that also asks the musical question: can an economy and a society based on the principles of personal selfishness and greed, liberated envy and cultivated unconsciousness. as well as institutionalized ignorance, last for long?
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Stopping With Stoppard
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In a prior post, I announced my intention to read--and mostly to
re-read--as much of Tom Stoppard's work as I could. From late December
into early Apr...
1 week ago
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