Category Archives: A Correspondent’s Progress

Muggeridge, Hitchens & Teresa of Calcutta

Posted on November 16, 2023 by David Roman

So, it’s back to Malcolm Muggeridge: this is an old documentary by Christopher Hitchens, on his old bete noire, Mother Teresa of Calcutta. It may be that Teresa’s elevation to living sainthood was, as Hitchens argues, partly the work of … Continue reading →

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A Few True Statements on the Ukrainian Revolution

Posted on March 7, 2018 by David Roman

(If you can read Spanish, I just published a novel based on my experiences as a Wall Street Journal covering the Maidan revolution of 2014 and the subsequent war. You can have a look here or here in Amazon.) I … Continue reading →

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This Picture Was the Turning Point for the Vietnam War 50 Years Ago

Posted on February 5, 2018 by David Roman

This picture, taken at the turning moment of the Vietnam war 50 years ago exactly, had a very significant contribution towards U.S. defeat: Stephen J. Morris explains: The classic episode (of media manipulation), one that had a huge effect on … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh and Sword of Honour’s Ending

Posted on September 30, 2017 by David Roman

In 2001, the then-not-so-famous Daniel Craig was talked into filming a long TV movie based on the most underrated novel of the 20th century, Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour. I recently watched it, and I highly recommend it to all … Continue reading →

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A Correspondent’s Progress (3)

Posted on October 18, 2016 by David Roman

So I wrote this letter to the Times Literary Supplement, in May this year: Interesting that Gallipoli's black legend never goes away: comes to show the importance of shaping public perception pic.twitter.com/zyxj40cGX7 — David Román (@dromanber) May 22, 2016 Then, … Continue reading →

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