Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Bernie, Hillary, the Primary, and the Jews

In the debate, on national TV, Bernie had apparently said…

Winter is Coming: Bike Commuting in Stockholm

An exploration of what it takes to ride more or less comfortably through the wet and cold and dark and snow that is Stockholm winter.

Welcome to Sweden

A little bit less than 3 months ago, I moved to Sweden, along with my family, all of us heading to a country known in the US, if it’s known at all, for long winters, extreme day lengths, and for being a bogeyman of something described as ‘socialism’, which conjures up a combination of laziness…

Kläder Efter Väder, Tikar

If Adm. Peary could get from Brooklyn to the North Pole, I can surely ride my bike around this town all winter even if it’s a little cold.

Samariter Doner Has No Toothpicks

Every 100 seconds the lights go out. Every 105 I push the button to…

Hitler’s Beneficiaries, by Götz Aly

As a US native who grew up before neighborhood commerce was decimated by automobile-oriented…

Hunter Captured by the Game: Treptower Park

Eighty thousand Red Army soldiers died in the battle for…