The con goes deep with this one: An award-winning German journalist who was recently found to have fabricated parts of stories may be facing more trouble. Claas Relotius, 33, is facing new accusations that he solicited donations for orphans of … Continue reading →
On Christmas Day—blog? I’d rather have grog, Or maybe eggnog, Then go walk the dog. Or watch a Yule Log, And eat like a hog, Then go for a jog. Blogging’s a bog. My mind’s in a fog, Or maybe … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. Merry Night-Before-Christmas and Merry Christmas!] …a creature was stirring. Last night was Christmas Eve. I was expecting a visit from my son, who was flying in as a rare treat. I … Continue reading →
Perhaps you’ve heard of German journalist Claas Relotius. He wrote for the German periodical Der Spiegel and and had won “numerous awards such as CNN’s Journalist of the Year and Germany’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.” I guess you’d say … Continue reading →
After the announcement of the Syria and Afghanistan pullout, some Trump-defenders have emerged. One is Rand Paul, who says: I think the burden is really on Mattis and others who want perpetual war to explain why if there is no … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Regulars here may remember that most years I put up a family Christmas recipe. And here it is again.] This recipe was brought over from Germany sometime in the mid-1800s, and was my favorite of all the wonderful treats … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →I’m in New York for Christmas, and the other evening I went to see a production of “Fiddler on the Roof”—in Yiddish. No, I don’t speak Yiddish, except for the usual 100 words of insult that have somehow crept into … Continue reading →
We’ve heard a lot about Germany and its immigration woes, but of all the countries of Europe that are having trouble with their unassimilated newcomers, Sweden just might lead the way: While much attention was focused on Germany during the … Continue reading →
Pros and cons. There are quite a few of each, so I suggest you read the whole thing. It ends this way: Time will tell whether Trump’s decision to remove U.S. forces from Syria was a prelude to disaster for … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of talk that John Roberts is taking up where Anthony Kennedy left off, as the new “swing” justice. This is based not just on the memory of his role in the Obamacare tax vs. penalty brouhaha, but … Continue reading →
The winter solstice comes tonight and I, for one, am cheering. It may not be a holiday exactly, but winter holidays cluster around it for a very good reason: the beginning of the end of the dark days. Who wouldn’t … Continue reading →