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We’ve known for a while that the Bush administration’s fiscal policy can roughly be summed up as "throw money at anything that moves; reduce taxes on anything with money". But this really takes the biscuit: the White House has now … Continue reading →

Happy New Year, Happy Christmas, and thank you to all who have left messages here or sent emails. It’s lovely to receive word from home and from friends, and amazing to think that folk out there are reading this stuff! … Continue reading →

Last night was a sad day for New York classical music: it marked the departure of Robert Spano from this city, after eight years as music director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The fortunes of the two have diverged wildly: while … Continue reading →