The Soon Forgotten - a Coda
What happened to the 'patriotic Germans' who dutifully turned in their neighbors for opposing the Nazis?
Now for the Antidote
That last post was more depressing than I meant it to be
Fiddling while the world burns
Why I still nag my son do his math homework even when I feel like society is collapsing
No Blue Christmas
How I'm supporting independent businesses this holiday season
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