Tag Archives: Berlin

A Rosy Future for Anti-Americanism?

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Lee

Longtime Clinton ally Leon Panetta pronounces Barack Obama “intimidated” by Sarah Palin, and lost in a deepening cycle of reactive defense. With McCain now winning a majority of independents and erasing the gender gap, the blood is most definitely in … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged American, anti-Americanism, Berlin, blood, Bush, Bush Administration, Bushism, democracy, elites, Europe, European, free enterprise, gender gap, independents, Jonathan Freedland, Leon Panetta, limited government, McCain, militarism, multilateralism, November, Obama, Palin, patriotism, pessimism, politicians, poll, Sarah Palin, social conservatism, The Guardian, United States | 1 Comment

It’s Not Just Baghdad

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Joshua Foust

Our embassies used to be beacons of hope and freedom. Ever since 9/11, or perhaps even the 1998 bombings, however, they’ve turned into fortresses—something more at home in Baghdad than Berlin. Now we can say that is quite literally the … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web, Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs | Tagged Berlin, embassy, germanny, State | 16 Comments

Noneconomic Man in Modern Europe

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Lee

photo: Tal Bright Thomas Barnett bemoans the grotesque state of economics education in Europe, which often ranges from the anti-capitalist to the simply fatuous. But consider this item he cites: Great French HS textbook: “Globalization implies subjugation of the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Economics, History, Lee's Page | Tagged 1918, Berlin, capitalism, communism, Economics, Europe, facism, French, History, Kraft durch Freude, market, materialism, money, noneconomic, Peter Drucker, Philosophy, progress, socialism, Sweden, Thomas Barnett, war, World War I, World War II | 5 Comments

Gay and Grey

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Lee

Europe’s first gay nursing home has opened in Berlin. The separatist initiative apparently has some appeal: “I wouldn’t like to be in a heterosexual environment all the time,” one applicant says.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Berlin, Europe, gay, Germany, heterosexual, nursing home, separatism, sexual orientation | Leave a comment

A Doves Eyes Opened

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Lance

(Listening notes: Dedicated to cussed Irish beekeepers everywhere: The Pogues, The Specials, The Fall, U2, and The Chieftains) Over at Captains Quarters I noticed this: Every time war footage from Lebanon flickers across the flat screen television in my apartment … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page | Tagged 1982, 1989, Ariel Sharon, backgammon, Berlin, cafes, Captain's Quarters, classmates, Enemies, fanaticism, forbearance, Gaza, George Bush, hawks and doves, hell, IDF, international reputations, invasion, Irish beekeepers, Israel, israeli conscription, Israelis, Lebanon, Manhattan, military, military prison, military service, New York, optional war, palestinian solidarity, peace, peace activism, peace demonstrations, phone numbers, political careers, Rome, sadness, scars, Sharon, soldiers, strangers, suicide bombers, television, The Chieftains, The Fall, The Pogues, The Specials, U2, uniforms, Zeev Avrahami | 4 Comments