Archive - Pretium Insights

The Killing Fields

Remembering a menace that far too many are inclined to forget.

Aug 19 • JD Breen

Fifty-five years of not looking down.

Aug 15 • JD Breen

The Burrito Debate

What it’s really about.

Aug 10 • JD Breen

The Best Blessing

Comprehending the ways of God.

Aug 7 • JD Breen

The Road to Happiness

My annual homage to the best decision I ever made.

Aug 6 • JD Breen

Dr. Fauci Clams Up

The covid fiasco and the people who caused it.

Aug 3 • JD Breen

July 2026

Enjoying the Odyssey

The book was better, but the movie has its moments.

Jul 28 • JD Breen

Circling and Spiraling

The latest twists in the Iran war.

Jul 22 • JD Breen

Bright Colors and Blurred Boundaries

After the Prussian War and catastrophic Commune, Impressionism lent flourish and color to a dreary scene… and enlivened the final decades of 19th…

Jul 19 • JD Breen

Simple pleasures in rural Normandy.

Jul 18 • JD Breen

Reversing Course

Clearing obstacles, overcoming floods, and moving upstream into the past.

Jul 16 • JD Breen

Waves on the Shore

Departure, retreat, and arrival along the coast of northern France.

Jul 15 • JD Breen

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