David Cloud
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deputy national security editor, The Wall Street Journal. • ‘…there is special providence in the fall of a sparrow…’ •
Joined July 2013
Just saw this about a long-ago favorite professor of mine, a Shakespeare scholar of towering intellect who would never have lost faith in the value of deep exploration of the humanities. Notice regarding Robert J. Fehrenbach.
news.wm.edu
Robert J. Fehrenbach, Emeritus Professor of English, passed away in hospice care on Sept. 13, 2024.
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And on ideas about the nature of tragedy, including as I vividly recall that tragic hero isn’t someone the gods destroy but someone who destroys himself by refusing to ignore the consequences of his (or her) own conduct. Seemed important then—and now.
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RT @pwidakuswara: For decades, my colleagues at VOA Armenian Service and Azerbaijani Service covered Nagorno-Karabakh, including the 2020 w….
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Fehrenbach told of mysteries to be plumbed even in a clunker like “Titus Andronicus.”
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“A colleague recalls that he was “powerful proponent for bringing African American literature into the curriculum” and that “as a teacher he enforced challenging standards, which brought out the best in some of our strongest students…”.
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Indeed: “At William & Mary, Prof. Fehrenbach was a ‘charismatic teacher’ renowned for his classes in English Renaissance literature, principally the two upper-level Shakespeare courses and the course on Renaissance Drama, which were among the most popular in the department.”.
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RT @WSJ: The bitter fight over redrawing U.S. House maps, triggered by Trump’s effort to protect the GOP’s majority in 2026, is the latest….
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RT @alexbward: JUST OUT: Putin presented the Trump administration this week with a sweeping proposal for a cease-fire in Ukraine, demanding….
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RT @courtneywmh: "First, Ukraine would withdraw from the Donbas & battle lines would be frozen . Second, then Putin & Trump would agree….
wsj.com
The proposal prompted the Trump administration to begin preparing for a summit with the Russian leader, but European officials expressed skepticism over its viability.
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RT @mjluxmoore: A ploy by Putin to avoid sanctions? Or a serious offer aimed at ending the war? Whatever it is he seems to be giving up lit….
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A detailed scoop on Putin’s ceasefire proposal and why the Trump administration sees it as an imperfect but promising shift by the Kremlin…by @bopanc @alexbward and @RobbieGramer.
Breaking: Russian President Vladimir Putin told the U.S. he'll halt the war in exchange for Eastern Ukraine
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RT @hrw: Afghanistan: Relentless Repression 4 Years into Taliban Rule
hrw.org
The Taliban have deepened their repression since taking over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, by intensifying restrictions on the rights of women and girls, detaining journalists, and silencing all...
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RT @AnatPeled1: In recent weeks, more Israelis—including prominent public figures—have called to end the war in Gaza while decrying the dir….
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