George Blecher

Journalism & Essays

Selected Political Articles

A shining city on a hill. What if anything can American values teach a free Belarus?

The Confused States of America

Torn-Up Texts and Mini Mike

The Shelf-Life of Democracies

Old Soldiers and Women in White

Michael Bloomberg and the US Presidency: A Sign of the Times?

Alone and Tired

Deeper Than a Tweet: The Boston Bombing and Why You Can't Become Completely American

We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us

Selected Cultural Essays

Stunned City

I Left My Troubled City Behind. Now I Feel Guilty.

Ghosts on the Landing

Murder, Politics and Architecture: The Making of Madison Square Park

Bound to a Place, Despite Life’s Thorns

David Foster Wallace: Innocence and Experience

Whispering on Paper

Where People Walk a Mile for a Chuckle

Dirty Secrets of a Translator

The Hidden Face of America’s Poor

Healthier in Lungs, Poorer in Spirit

The Leisure Class and I

For a more comprehensive list of articles in English, please check:

nytimes.com

eurozine.com

spiked-online.com

20 June 2017 "The Inauguration of Donald Trump"

Lectorinfabula Festival, Conversano Italy

May 21, 2020 "Towards the US Election during the Pandemic"

a zoom political discussion with G. Blecher