Romeo and Juliet and Civilization
WNO’s Romeo and Juliet production raised, but did not answer, some of the deepest and longest-abiding questions regarding the nature of man.
Author: David B. McGarry
David B. McGarry, a classically trained tenor, now writes about economics, law, and history from Washington, D.C. His writing has appeared in such publications as Reason,National Review, the Washington Examiner, and the American Institute for Economic Research. Previously, as a reporter for Broadband Breakfast, he broke news on tech and telecommunications policy at the Federal Communications Commission and on Capitol Hill.
Puccini’s La Boheme: The Costs of Bohemianism
La Boheme’s audiences should understand its warning not as polemic against artistic endeavors, but such choices inevitably involve tradeoffs.
