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The forest from the trees
Shana GoldbergMar 11, 2021
It probably isn’t coincidence, but I wrote my column last week about anti-heroes before it was announced that six of Dr. Suess’ books would cease to be published due...
Anti-heroes
Shana GoldbergMar 04, 2021
There’s an apocryphal Chinese saying, “May you be cursed to live in interesting times.” Boy, do I wonder what we did wrong to deserve these times! There are the...
Are they listening?
Shana GoldbergFeb 25, 2021
On a recent Sunday I decided to have a snack. I filled a bowl with hint-of-lime tortilla chips and sat down in front of my computer. As I popped a […]
Won’t back down
Shana GoldbergFeb 18, 2021
We try hard as a society to set our kids up for success; to provide good educations and equal opportunities. That’s how it should be. But it seems that often
The crown and court
Shana GoldbergFeb 11, 2021
As a “small-r” republican I am no supporter of monarchy, yet I find that I sign up for Netflix whenever a a new season of “The Crown” is released. As […]
‘Upheaval’
Shana GoldbergFeb 04, 2021
When one lives overseas, a challenge is finding affordable English-language books to read. Fortunately, my synagogue library in Zurich had a small English-language...
First contact with the enemy
Shana GoldbergJan 28, 2021
“No plan survives first contact with the enemy,” said the German war strategist Moltke. He should have known. He was the mastermind behind the Schlieffen Plan,...
The world didn’t end, but…
Shana GoldbergJan 21, 2021
Every job has its regular rhythm as well as its seasons. At the IJN, January is what we call “Rockower season.” It’s when we parse everything we’ve published in...
Universal Basic Income
Shana GoldbergJan 07, 2021
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness,” observed Mark Twain or, to use a cliché with a more positive spin, travel is broadening. We all get...