2016
The Next Stage in the Immigration Wars

Crowing about Trump’s confusion on immigration, rather than taking stock of what enabled him to get as far as he has on the issue, would be a mistake.

Demographics and 2016
Asian-Americans and Battleground States

The demographic group that the GOP just can’t seem to court is much stronger in VA, NV than nationally.

Bayreuth Journal IV
Crocodile Rock

The libretto for Wagner’s Siegfried doesn’t mention crocodiles. So why were two of them onstage—and copulating?

The European Immigration Crisis
A Question of Identity

Few EU nations have resisted refugee resettlement more than Slovakia. To understand why, you have to go deeper than boilerplate about “xenophobia.”

BAYREUTH JOURNAL III
Who Are You Gonna Believe, the Music or Your Lyin’ Eyes?

In Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuth, a tale of love versus society is undermined by the director.

Bayreuth Journal II
A Cycle of Violence

Wagner charts the ages of man in Bayreuth’s production of The Valkyrie.

Bayreuth Journal
Fools’ Gold

A “trashy and incoherent” Ring Cycle provides insight into why Americans find the European arts scene so often bizarre.

Salzburger Festspiele 2016: Konzert de Wiener Philharmoniker mit Daniel Harding (Dirigent),
Salzburg Journal
The State of Europe’s Union Is Bleak

At the Salzburg Festival, two of Europe’s most respected artists make a shocking pronouncement.

After the Coup
Erdogan I, Ruler of ALL the Turks

Turkish government inciting action against Gulenists across the Turkish European diaspora.

The European Migration Crisis
It’s Time for “Farewell Culture,” German Politicians Say after Terror Attacks

As terror grows, so too do calls for deportations.

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