My article “Why the baroque politeness of diplomatic notes may be what the world needs now” appears in Washington Post Magazine.
Why the baroque politeness of diplomatic notes may be what the world needs now
Posted by Menachem Wecker on August 19, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/08/19/why-the-baroque-politeness-of-diplomatic-notes-may-be-what-the-world-needs-now/
When Climate Science Is Ignored, Try the Arts
My article “When Climate Science Is Ignored, Try the Arts,” about how college and university art museums are focusing on the environment, appears in the Sept./Oct. 2019 issue of Sojourners magazine. You can read a PDF of the article here, and subscribe to Sojourners here.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on August 7, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/08/07/when-climate-science-is-ignored-try-the-arts/
Tintoretto and His Jewish Neighbors
My article “Tintoretto and His Jewish Neighbors: Art historians have almost completely ignored the many connections between the great Old Master and the Jews of Venice. Is there more to be said?” appears in Mosaic magazine.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on July 17, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/07/17/tintoretto-and-his-jewish-neighbors/
New York State Cracks Down on Jewish Schools
My article appears in Education Next. Here’s the beginning: When the New York Times ran an article headlined “Do Children Get a Subpar Education in Yeshivas? New York Says It Will Finally Find Out,” the newspaper illustrated the piece with a photo of a Jewish school in Queens. An administrator from that school promptly complained […]
Posted by Menachem Wecker on July 16, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/07/16/new-york-state-cracks-down-on-jewish-schools/
One NRA fights for guns. One for restaurants. Yes, D.C. has abbreviation overload.
My article “One NRA fights for guns. One for restaurants. Yes, D.C. has abbreviation overload” appears in Washington Post Magazine. Here’s the beginning: It was the malapropism heard around certain corners of social media. When Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) asked Ben Carson recently about REOs — real estate owned properties — the housing and urban development […]
Posted by Menachem Wecker on July 15, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/07/15/one-nra-fights-for-guns-one-for-restaurants-yes-d-c-has-abbreviation-overload/
2019 Catholic Press Association award
I’m excited to announce receiving a first-place 2019 Catholic Press Association award for my National Catholic Reporter arts coverage. Read more here about all the other awards NCR won.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on June 28, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/06/28/2019-catholic-press-association-award/
What does a libertarian art show look like? The Cato Institute is finding out.
My article “What does a libertarian art show look like? The Cato Institute is finding out” appears in Washington Post Magazine.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on June 4, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/06/04/what-does-a-libertarian-art-show-look-like-the-cato-institute-is-finding-out/
Exhibit suggests ‘peaceful pluralism’ among ancient Jews, Christians and pagans
My article “Exhibit suggests ‘peaceful pluralism’ among ancient Jews, Christians and pagans,” about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibit “The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East,” appears in National Catholic Reporter.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on June 4, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/06/04/exhibit-suggests-peaceful-pluralism-among-ancient-jews-christians-and-pagans/
Why dragons keep getting bigger
My article comparing dragons portrayed in Game of Thrones and in depictions of St. George in medieval manuscripts appears in Catholic Herald.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on May 30, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/05/30/why-dragons-keep-getting-bigger/
Selected articles
"The Imitation Game: Are museums being clear enough with the public about what’s real and what’s fake?" Washington Post Magazine. March 3, 2019.
"Searching for Fischer’s Legacy." Chess Life magazine. March 2018. (PDF file).
"A Memorial That Knows Its Biblical History." Wall St. Journal. Sept. 22, 2017.
"Infiltrating the CIA’s Secret Art Collection." Playboy. Jan./Feb. 2017.