Shana Goldberg
IJN Assistant Publisher | shana@ijn.com
Iran needs a Gorbachev
Shana GoldbergJan 16, 2020
Will an Iranian Gorbachev stand up? To historians of the Soviet Union, the pivotal figure in ending the Cold War was Mikhail Gorbachev. Coming after decades of...
Homelessness
Shana GoldbergJan 09, 2020
Maybe I lived in Europe for too long, but I no longer see a problem with making homelessness illegal. I’m curious: Were any members of City Council, or the Mayor, in...
The price of entertainment
Shana GoldbergJan 02, 2020
“Are you not entertained?” Thus Maximus confronted a rapt Roman audience in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator,” after handily defeating his opponents in the Colosseum....
Place of infamy
Shana GoldbergDec 26, 2019
An unusual news item came in last week, which triggered a disturbing memory. According to the BBC, the grave of Gestapo chief Reinhard Heydrich was found open. The...
Trump vs. Clinton 2.0
Shana GoldbergDec 19, 2019
November, 2020 is the Democrats’ election to lose — and I think they will. The science of prediction is risky, and I’m not particularly good at it. I’ve only...
What’s in a name?
Shana GoldbergDec 12, 2019
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear, did it make a sound? Here are some contemporary variants on that classic philosophical quandary: If honey is...
Tips to avoid flying snafus
Shana GoldbergDec 05, 2019
I thought it couldn’t get worse than not receiving my luggage until the night before my return flight. That’s what happened when I flew to Azerbaijan. The drama...
Nativism
Shana GoldbergNov 28, 2019
Confession: I haven’t watched one minute of the impeachment proceedings. I’m old enough to remember the last impeachment and I figure I’ve given enough hours of my...
Billionaires’ ‘victimhood’
Shana GoldbergNov 21, 2019
Is there anything worse than billionaires crying victim? Local sports fans are probably well aware that it’s pretty hard to watch Nuggets and Avalanche games these...
Denver book treasure
Shana GoldbergNov 14, 2019
I can’t believe it. There is a children’s book series set in Denver, Colorado, but until a couple of weeks ago I’d never heard of it. Not only am I a huge fan of...
