Whether this can help us understand Qanon or not, I have no real opinion. But this story of the West German witchcraft allegations of the early 1950s is downright fascinating and I knew absolutely not
On December 30, 1900, advisors from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, the college run by Booker T. Washington, arrived in Togo to help the German colonialists institute a southern-style cotton regime in
I had an exchange with a friend earlier today. They suggested that NATO’s case of the Trumps is terminal. I disagreed, but suggested that a Trump victory in 2020 might very well render NATO larg
Trump’s Europe policy is a mess. First, there’s this. And I thought our Ambassador’s enthusiasm for empowering the German right-wing had set a new low in historical understandingR
The first two weeks of fascist America have really endeared us to the rest of the world. This week’s cover of Der Spiegel: Maybe we can go to war with the Germans at the same time that we are at
At the end of next week, I am lucky enough to be going to Munich for a conference. As one does in these situations unless they are making poor decisions in life, I am staying a few extra days, heading
Welp, this exists. From 1555. I’m not sure, but I’m guessing this is a Protestant attack upon nuns. Time period certainly fits. As much as I hesitate to ever link to Reddit, there are peop
Interesting essay on the influence of the racial stereotypes in Uncle Tom’s Cabin on German conceptions of American racial issues. For Jim O’Loughlin, Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a popular artefact