Germany’s Best
70 years ago today, three members of the White Rose resistance group were executed. From June 1942 until February 1943 they produced...
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What a Difference 10 Years Can Make
I am surprised to read the headline “Can the E.U. become the world’s policeman?” in the Washington Post. Anne...
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Best Music Videos for the US Elections
I have tune out of the Republican presidential debates. Too much pandering, too much silly campaign rhetoric. I wrote about their...
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Gingrich, Romney Fely on Eurobashing to "Defi...
Four years ago, Obama campaigned with hope and change. He ran against George W. Bush’s track record, even though Bush was not...
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"Europe" is a Dirty Word in the United S...
Mitt Romney’s Anti-European rhetoric is stronger than the Anti-American statements by leading German politicians in the last...
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Some Good News for a Change: Afghanistan’s P...
The Taliban had banned music and 99% of everything else that is fun. Now, an Afghan version of the “American Idol” called...
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Today is World Teachers’ Day
Why do public school teachers have such a bad reputation in the US and get little pay? That’s one of the things I don’t...
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Europe Does Not Need American Protection Anymore
NATO does very good work every day, but it is "a bit of an anachronism." 9/11 has accelerated the divergence of European and...
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Europe’s Contributions to Afghanistan Should...
President Obama is to blame for the "hollowing out of the trans-Atlantic partnership", which has degenerated into...
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Tom Ricks Mistrusts Germany
Today is the 67th anniversary of D-Day. 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to fight Nazi Germany on June 6, 1944....
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