20th Century
Postcard from Berlin
In June 2017 Master Reggie and I decided to go on a ‘lads’ tour of Berlin. Master Reggie had just completed his degree course and Mrs Reggie suggested it was time for some Father and [more…]
Germany
Fiction
The Barrister’s Story
War Crimes Part 6 Horace Cutler stared out of his office window at the imposing walls of Lincoln Castle and stirred his coffee thoughtfully. On the front page of the Daily Telegraph, the Prime Minister [more…]
America
US Opposition to Russian Natural Gas Is Wrong on Two Fronts
On December 20, 2019 President Trump authorized sanctions against companies and individuals who are participating in building Nord Stream Two, a pipeline under the Baltic Sea that will bring Russian natural gas to Western Europe, [more…]
Christianity
Daniel – a Prophetic Vision Part 4
Daniel & the Dream of the Four Beasts Along with Daniel’s interpretation of dream for King Nebuchadnezzar, of the great statue with a golden head, chest and arms of silver, abdomen and thighs of bronze, [more…]
Arts
Three years later: Willkommenskultur revisited
It’s been over three years now that Frau Dr. Angela Merkel, German chancellor, tried to turn Germany into a Willkommensrepublik (welcoming republic). At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis, the Islamic State’s (ISIS) multinational [more…]
Communism
Das Projekt Europa: The “good” Totalitarianism
Over the last few years, I have been watching with utter disbelief the extent to which the democratic process in this country has been dismantled. It has now come to a point where governmental business-as-usual [more…]
20th Century
Why Germany? Part 2
After the Second World War, the need was felt to learn the lessons from history and make it impossible for Germany to cause any more catastrophes. Integrating the Federal Republic (aka West Germany) into a [more…]
Arts
Why Germany? Part 1
In this brief essay, I’m going to argue that German nationalism is inherently flawed and a danger to others. I will draw on historical, cultural, social and other empirical evidence to make my point. I [more…]
Authoritarianism
Germans research ways to chemically control recalcitrant natives
I originally planned to entitle this ‘Through a Scanner, Dumbly’. Unfortunately the title, though mildly amusing, would distract from the deadly seriousness of the topic. I’m desperately hoping that this is another Sokal or “conceptual [more…]