Tom PhillipsColumbia 2: The Moral High GroundLast night’s bust at Columbia University was the police equivalent of the Powell Doctrine in war —The application of overwhelming force to…4 min read·4 days ago----
Tom PhillipsInside Columbia: The Nanny Police StateColumbia University’s experiment with a Nanny Police State — cracking down on some students in order to comfort others —didn’t last a day…3 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Tom PhillipsBiennial in a BagIt was almost as if the Whitney Museum of American Art didn’t want us there for the press preview of their 2024 Biennial — titled “Even…3 min read·Mar 21, 2024----
Tom PhillipsHorse Sense: Servants and Servanthood in Jane AustenThis is an abridged, edited version of my article originally published by the Jane Austen Society of North America, as “What the Coachman…8 min read·Jan 30, 2024----
Tom PhillipsMaking Peace in the Middle EastOn the Upper West Side of Manhattan, at the UN and in the Middle East, it has become impolitic to talk of Peace. Nobody wants it — it…2 min read·Oct 27, 2023----
Tom PhillipsThe Phony War“It’s a hard way to fight a war — village by village, house by house — — with no guarantee of success.”2 min read·Sep 5, 2023----
Tom PhillipsBiden’s VietnamAlea jacta est — the die is cast. Never has an empire cast its die so hesitantly, half-heartedly, vaguely or weakly. But when President…3 min read·Jul 26, 2023----
Tom PhillipsPandemic Stories: Viral Spring #1Three years ago today, I put out the first installment of what would become a three-month pandemic series on my personal blog. I called it…2 min read·Mar 20, 2023----
Tom PhillipsListen to Your MotherIt’s a work in progress, and it has a long way to go, so this is not a review. Just the facts.2 min read·Jan 21, 2023----