The Cherry Orchard

Sorry I’ve been away! I’ve been doing some reading and thinking.

I put this site up in late July, and since then I’ve been trying to figure out exactly what I intend to do with it (no, I’m not much of a plan-ahead type, why do you ask?). I know I want to use this space to write about global issues — war, poverty, ecology — from an analytical and historical point of view, and I know I want to explore pacifist solutions to difficult problems. Okay, great, but how does that translate into running a blog? I’m not sure. I’ve found myself jumping from topic to topic, and I obviously haven’t managed to stick to one topic long enough to get many articles out. I’ve made some false starts, as well, and even though the site is brand new I think I’ve already got some deadwood to cut out.

I am doing some background work in preparation for the coming 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which I plan to cover in detail here. I’ve mentioned before that I plan to keep up a regular United Nations observation post here at The Cherry Orchard (hey, it’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it, and Daily Kos is too busy covering Lieberman vs. Lamont). I was kind of hard on the United Nations in a recent post, and in contrast to that I’d like to report that I’ve been paying attention to the tireless travels of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who’s been knocking himself out visiting militant politicans across the Middle East for the past two weeks. I say Annan’s doing admirable work (though I know Little Green Footballs doesn’t think so). I hope to write more about this soon as well.

Beyond that, I’m still scheming up my master plan here. Expect some design spruce-ups here. Most of all, expect some better articles, and a lot more. Soon.

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