| Our columnist Alyssa Rosenberg returned from parental leave this week. In addition to being delighted by her baby's crashing our morning Zoom meeting, I was pleased to see Alyssa leap right into the fray with a column about art, protest and solidarity in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As she reports, earlier this week the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra of Wales announced it was canceling a performance of works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky — because it believed that Russia's aggression made the concert "inappropriate at this time." Perhaps not surprisingly, she writes, "the Internet promptly reached for its smelling salts," with people jumping to the conclusion that the orchestra's move was the result of "dangerous moral panic," among other sins. Seeing this, Alyssa did what any good journalist would do: She committed journalism. After connecting with the philharmonic's director, she learned that the orchestra's decision-making involved a great deal more thought and nuance than assumed by armchair critics — and that, given the additional context, its move was highly defensible. You can learn the full story by reading her column, in which she also observes that when any person, business or arts institution makes a gesture in support of Ukraine and in opposition to Vladimir Putin's war, "it's worth distinguishing between acting for the sake of acting and making a real contribution to the cause of Ukrainian freedom."  (Keith Srakocic/AP) The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra got slammed for canceling a Tchaikovsky concert. But Netflix and other businesses and institutions could learn a thing or two from its approach. By Alyssa Rosenberg ● Read more » | | | | A clear and compelling message only matters if people in Russia and China can see it. By Eugene Robinson ● Read more » | | | | Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's bid is the most hopeful diplomatic development since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion. By David Ignatius ● Read more » | | | | The president cynically is using Putin's war to deflect blame for his disastrous policies at home and abroad. By Marc A. Thiessen ● Read more » | | | The urgent necessity of the moment is to do what it takes — bearing costs and risks — to ensure that Putin does not prevail. By Fareed Zakaria ● Read more » | | | | Russia and China are maintaining their alliance. The West will have to work hard to counter it. By Josh Rogin ● Read more » | | | | Florida Republicans are undermining solar power, and other red states could follow. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | | Hope, not despair, is rallying people to resist Russia's attack on Ukraine. By Michael Gerson ● Read more » | | | | Such unanimous generosity should be the normal political response to any human tragedy. By Rokhaya Diallo ● Read more » | | | Riskier driving is one pandemic trend that might not go away. By Megan McArdle ● Read more » | | | | If you misdiagnose the problem, getting the remedy right is nearly impossible. By Catherine Rampell ● Read more » | | | | One Mississippi educator was fired for reading kids a silly book about butts. By Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent ● Read more » | | | Where does Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. go to get his apology? By Jason Willick ● Read more » | | | | Fixing some of the labor market's problems shouldn't be hard — if employers want to do more than bellyache. By Helaine Olen ● Read more » | | | | Biden finds unity in pro-Ukraine, pro-democracy stance. By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more » | | | |
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