Archive - Watching Rome Burn

Taking back our nation(s)

“I’m Brad, and I’m a proud nationalist.”

Apr 28 • Brad Mehldau

Reinhold Niebuhr, then and now

Pt. I: What did Niebuhr actually believe? And what do I believe?

Apr 21 • Brad Mehldau

The pesky unspecified pronoun, and Richard Rorty’s good irony, reconsidered

I’ve been writing an essay for an academic publication and am at that almost-done point.

Apr 5 • Brad Mehldau

March 2026

Part 2: The Matrix

Mar 24 • Brad Mehldau

Part 1: Art is a critique of the status quo. AI is the status quo.

Mar 13 • Brad Mehldau

Watching Rome Burn

Writing about arts (primarily music, literature and film), philosophy, theology, politics, personal memoir

Mar 2 • Brad Mehldau

November 2025

The Law of Love

Last night Christian McBride and I played in Kansas City, birthplace of Charlie Parker.

Nov 19, 2025

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