by Reg Green (June 2026)
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Just as I thought England was losing forever the class distinctions of my youth I saw the visit of King Charles to the US was covered for my old newspaper, the London Daily Telegraph, by ‘Our Royal Editor.’
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I can’t rid myself of the vision of the newsroom scrambling to its feet and bowing whenever she comes in. What’s next? ‘Our Criminal Editor’?
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I can’t rid myself of the vision of the newsroom scrambling to its feet and bowing whenever she comes in. What’s next? ‘Our Criminal Editor’?
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Whenever I am introduced at medical conferences as plain old Mr. Green—while every other speaker is Professor This or Emeritus That—I seek solace remembering that the World War II British government included Viscount Halifax, Baron Woolton, Lady Summerskill and … Mr. Churchill.
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I have also been heartened in my aversion to titles by reading in one of Joseph Epstein’s books that, whenever one of his students called him ‘professor,’ he thought of the piano player in a brothel.
Whenever I am introduced at medical conferences as plain old Mr. Green—while every other speaker is Professor This or Emeritus That—I seek solace remembering that the World War II British government included Viscount Halifax, Baron Woolton, Lady Summerskill and … Mr. Churchill.
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I have also been heartened in my aversion to titles by reading in one of Joseph Epstein’s books that, whenever one of his students called him ‘professor,’ he thought of the piano player in a brothel.
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Hold on to that thought.
Hold on to that thought.
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Reg Green is an economics journalist who was born in England and worked for the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Times of London. He emigrated to the US in 1970. His books include The Nicholas Effect and his website is nicholasgreen.org.
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I think you’ll love this story Mr. Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDTX5DtsXAo
Yes, Lev, very funny. It’s very satisfying to see a man of his intellect relishing the simple absurdities of life. Thanks for posting it, Reg