George Washington Plunkitt
“Awake my furies, a dream is calling!” So says the ghost of Clytemnestra, as she summons The Furies to avenge…
Trapped in the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik revolution, Russian playwright and novelist Mikhail Bulgakov endured a tortured existence in…
Dr. George Washington Plunkitt, our prize-winning political analyst, has recently retired from a staff position with the House Ethics Committee…
For those unfamiliar with dance history, the Ballets Russes was the legendary Russian ballet company that at one time included…
Dear George— The thing that I miss most about private life is that I had time to write. Just when…
When my husband asked me what I wanted for my birthday this year, I said tickets to the Metropolitan Opera’s…
Dear Mr. Plunkitt— Normally, senators and congressmen name a bill based on what they hope it will accomplish. For instance,…
Plunkitt— Woe is me! I am but a machine: ingenious in conception, immaculate in construction, flawless in commission…but a machine…
Dear Mr. Plunkitt— The last few months were surreal. When PBS funding became a political issue, it felt too close…
