Booze, girls and the Polish economic miracle
Poland is a land of mystery. Perhaps the biggest mystery is how the country has somehow managed to survive to the present (albeit far from […]
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The German Notebook
This is my second time in Germany. Actually, make that my third time. When I was two or three years old, my parents took me […]
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The country that shouldn’t exist
I have a modest proposal to rationalise Europe (well, in just one small way; possibilities – and needs – are endless): let’s abolish Belgium. If […]
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September 1
The war started 78 years ago today, in the darkness of a late summer morning on the Baltic coast, as German navy vessel “Schleswig-Holstein”, supposedly […]
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Iceland – once in a thousand years
Two things of great importance to Icelandic history happened in the year 1000; Leif Ericson got lost and Torgeir Ljosvetningagodi Torkelsson lay thinking under a […]
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Standing on the birthplace of modern capitalism
I’m standing right on the birthplace of modern capitalism and it would feel like a pilgrimage except instead of quiet and contemplation there is noise […]
Continue reading »ONCE THEY START TEARING DOWN THE STATUES – Many might indeed be cheering, for many different reasons, as the statues of Confederate soldiers and politicians […]
Continue reading »THIS IS NOT A PARODY – It’s getting more and more difficult to distinguish “The New York Times” from “The Onion” – today’s case in […]
Continue reading »CULTURAL APPROPRIATION IN POLAND – This is quite beautiful in a way: Make-believe Jewish weddings — a regular educational event in Spain and Portugal, where […]
Continue reading »THAT RAINBOW SWASTIKA T-SHIRT REALLY SUITS YOU – Someone out there keeps coming with these ideas: Clothing Company Attempts to Reclaim Swastika for LGBTQ People: […]
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Game of Confederates
The outrage increasingly seems to be like voting in the Democrat-controlled inner city precincts – you have to do it early and do it often. Today, […]
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Dunkirk as an excuse to celebrate maleness
Some have already called it a strong contender for the most stupid tweet on the year .@dunkirkmovie feels like an excuse for men to celebrate […]
Continue reading »NO ONE LIKES “DUNKIRK” – Apart from the movie-goers, that is. First, the movie reviewer at “USA Today” whinges about “the fact that there are only […]
Continue reading »SNYDER IS A DISGRACE – I used to have some respect for Timothy Snyder, the Yale historian who wrote the rather good “Bloodlands: Europe Between […]
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Hamburger with big fires
The 79th anniversary of Kristallnacht is not until November, but thousands of black-clad thugs have already been running through the streets of Hamburg, setting fires, […]
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Trump, the Polish Patriot
In a few short months, Donald Trump has already done more for the security of Poland than Barack Obama did over eight years in office. […]
Continue reading »PIRATES OF THE CARAPEAN – The Magic Kingdom gets a slight makeover: At Disneyland, pirates can still drink, pillage and fight. But the swashbuckling tradition of […]
Continue reading »R.I.P. HELMUT KOHL – Someone once said that if Hitler fell under the proverbial bus or was assassinated in 1939, historians today would be likely […]
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13 Reasons Jeremy Corbyn is a Scumbag and a Moral Midget
In little less than a year, Jeremy Corbyn went from being a political joke with a -40 per cent net favourability rating, against Theresa May’s +35 per cent, […]
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The one where Poland became an anti-terrorist meme
Poland is in the news again, by not being in the news. Scan Twitter for the mentions of Poland and you will get a stream […]
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