What do you see when you look into his eyes?
My students know I can get a little upset when it comes to racism and disrespect of any kind. I teach a course on Genocide and Human Rights, so I’m […]
My students know I can get a little upset when it comes to racism and disrespect of any kind. I teach a course on Genocide and Human Rights, so I’m […]
It seems like we are often confronted with our history here in Europe. Whether it is a walk along the Limes in the hills near our house, or whether we […]
In University I read Schindler’s List as a part of a Modern World History course. I loved the book. If fact I was so in love with the book that […]
There is this thing called Godwin’s Law. The law states that the longer an online discussion continues, the more likely it is that someone will use Hitler or the Nazis […]
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas, may your heart be light…” As Michael Bublé began to croon, my daughter let out a heavy sigh. Rolling on the floor she whined, […]
A Few Years Back: I was traveling from downtown Berlin to the Wannsee with a group of teachers from Washington State. I was enjoying the views of city life from […]
All across Germany the Schwartz, Rot, and Gold waves proudly. Apartment balconies are dripping with flags. Cars are gift wrapped in mini-flags, magnets, and mirror socks. And at Ikea this […]
This week is the 103 anniversary of the fire in New York at the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory. One hundred forty-six workers, most of them immigrant women, were trapped in […]
I was shocked this morning to read about this group of WWII re-enactors having their annual party at German restaurant in Minneapolis. I wanted to slap one of these guys […]
As the crisis started to heat up last weekend in the Crimea, I wondered…would I know when to get out if the political crisis worsened here in Europe? Whenever I […]