Author Archives: leslie

Perfidious Albion

Posted on August 11, 2019 by leslie

Perfidious Albion The United States’ Entry into the First World War: the Role of British and German Diplomacy, Justin Quinn Olmstead, The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2018, hb, 206 pp, reviewed by Leslie Jones In 1914, the majority of Americans wanted … Continue reading →

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Something Missing in Propertius

Posted on August 8, 2019 by leslie

Something Missing in Propertius   by Darrell Sutton Readers can be perplexed by the arguments that textual critics employ when they emend the wording of ancient writers. Critics’ trains of thought are not easy to follow at times; but assiduity is … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, August 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 by leslie

ENDNOTES, August 2019 In this edition: Pergolesi, A Neapolitan Stabat Mater; the film music of Gerard Schurmann, reviewed by Stuart Millson From the extraordinary across-the-centuries choral archive that is the ICSM/CHRONOS record label, comes one of the most surprising and dazzlingly … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Feliks Wegierski,

Posted on August 2, 2019 by leslie

Obituary – Feliks Wegierski by Apolonja (Pola) Maria Kojder Feliks Wegierski was born in Dzialdowo, in north-western, pre-war Poland, in 1923. He showed an early aptitude for sketching and drawing, and carved small wooden toys for his eight siblings (three … Continue reading →

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Borders are Beautiful

Posted on July 29, 2019 by leslie

Borders are Beautiful by Ilana Mercer  In a previous post we posed the following question: “Do we still have a country, when every single passive, non-aggressive act taken to repel people crossing into our country is considered de facto illegal, or … Continue reading →

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Poland, in World War II

Posted on July 28, 2019 by leslie

Poland, in World War II by Mark Wegierski During the more than seven decades following the end of World War II, an ongoing stream of disinformation from various quarters e.g., the former Soviet Union and left-wing British circles, has clouded … Continue reading →

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Do We Still Have a Country?

Posted on July 26, 2019 by leslie

Do We Still Have a Country? by Ilana Mercer How do you know you don’t have a country? Simply this: Every single passive, non-aggressive act you take to repel people crossing your borders is considered de facto illegal, or inhumane, or in … Continue reading →

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A Family Romance – review of L’Arlesiana

Posted on July 24, 2019 by leslie

A Family Romance – review of L’Arlesiana Opera in three acts, music composed by Francesco Cilea, libretto by Leopoldo Marenco after Alphonse Daudet, new production by Investec Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia and Opera Holland Park Chorus conducted … Continue reading →

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Visiting the People’s Republic of Poland

Posted on July 22, 2019 by leslie

Visiting the People’s Republic of Poland by Mark Wegierski The founding date of the People’s Republic of Poland (Polish acronym: PRL) is considered to be July 22, 1944, when the so-called Lublin Manifesto was issued. The PRL in its foundation … Continue reading →

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In Search of Canadian Identity

Posted on July 22, 2019 by leslie

In Search of Canadian Identity  by Mark Wegierski Canada, which Pat Buchanan once called a “Soviet Canuckistan”, has serious problems combating the ceaseless self-undermining of its military forces and traditions. But it is also having a difficult time defining a … Continue reading →

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