Encounters

On Broadway. Met an old friend. Talked only politics. To avoid talking about ourselves. [and the truth]
On Fifth Avenue. Where else? was Repin and the Barge Haulers of the Volga - accompanied by paintings of the socialist realist school.

wrong address

Wrong David Brooks. What is this guy's merit? Salesmanship? Government connections?

The story is probably planted by NYT to catch count those that do not subscribe to their timeselect but would like to read David Brooks.

in David Brooks

tribunal

Honest evaluation of the case for going to war. Impossible imperial conclusion. What remains valid from the original case is flimsy. It could apply to too many other countries.
of saddam
in trial