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More on Germany, the Holocaust and the Far Right

February 6, 2009

Two sides of Germany have been on my mind lately, exemplified by the reaction to the recent crisis in the Catholic church, and the continued existence of neo-Nazism and the far right. The Seriousness of Holocaust Denial I recently wrote about how German individuals react to what their countrymen did in WWII, and now recent [...]

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Video Wednesday: History

January 21, 2009

President Obama’s Inaugural Address in two parts I also encourage you to check out the new kick-ass WhiteHouse.gov website. Yesterday was an amazing day. Lately I’ve been really exhausted though and have had trouble getting much accomplished. Must be fighting off a bug, or something. Either way, there may not be a lot of blog [...]

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Inauguration-mania

November 22, 2008

Here in the DC metro area, the inauguration excitement is already in the air.  Local news is covering the Obamas every move, speculating on what school the girls will attend (Sidwell Friends), what dog the family will get, which church the Obamas will join, and last but not least, who will fill the remaining cabinet [...]

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The Where We Live Interview and More on How Germans View the US Presidential Election

October 29, 2008

I just finished the interview and wow, I think I sucked pretty hard.  I just am not good at immediately spitting out answers, I like to think things out a bit more, plus I’d spent the time before the interview perusing the German coverage, so my brain was still in German language mode (shoulda thought [...]

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How German media is covering the 2008 US presidential election – 28 days to go

October 7, 2008

Wondering what the main German media outlets are presenting regarding the 2008 US presidential election?  This new AmiExpat feature will appear weekly until the election.  This week we’ll look at two articles on the news sites of ARD and ZDF television stations, from which most Germans get their nightly news.  I’ve picked a recent article [...]

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Video Wednesday: The Daily Show

September 17, 2008

I’m so not ready to get back to real life.  So, go watch an episode of The Daily Show.  Yes, that’s right, in case you weren’t aware, you can watch full episodes of The Daily Show online for free.  Check out yesterday’s show with the dollar bill wrapping paper for some Euro humor.

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Barack Attack!

July 27, 2008

I’m guessing that if you hadn’t heard Obama was in Berlin last week, you probably live under a rock and are therefore not reading this blog. I really wanted to go to the speech, but had to watch it on television instead. In retrospect, it was a really good speech, but when I was watching [...]

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