The View from Here
The Soon Forgotten - a Coda
What happened to the 'patriotic Germans' who dutifully turned in their neighbors for opposing the Nazis?
General strike edition
What if we don't need to shed 'the blood of tyrants' to save the country? What if we just stopped working for them?
Not Working for The Man
Labor strikes are a regular fact of life across Europe - why not the U.S.?
What's left in Friedrichshain?
Despite its current reputation as a place to party, elements of the district's left-wing, working-class history remain
Piling on the 'Dorm Mama' Drama
Keeping up with the Joneses at college
On (not) going paid on Substack
And other things I'm writing and reading this week
Lights along the path
Finding immigrant role models to guide my journey
American Exodus
A new wave of immigrant narratives tell the human stories behind the numbers.
Freedom, Texas style
What low taxes and no "burdensome" regulations gets you in the long run
A resistance sorta fairy tale
Beware that 'rogue' account behind the curtain - it may be disinformation
Why we left, illustrated in two photos
On Saturday, the best and the worst elements in America were both on display. Sadly, the worst appears to be winning.
Five great reads on Medium
There are some fantastic writers on this platform - if you know where to look
We should all spend less time online
Reddit is not reality