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Feb.24.2013 Wavering on Bat-Sh*t Crazy The first time I went to J.'s apartment (1992) in Davis, CA, I saw the books. Nazi books. And it freaked me out. Because I didn’t realize at the time that publishers of WWII history books had their own sensationalistic marketing strategies just like other publishers. So I...	Aug.24.2011 Hitler, Caucasians, Hindus and Iranians? Can't Wrap My Brain Around It Who the Aryans are has always baffled me. Hitler believed that the Aryan Race was a “pure” Germanic race, which he meant to preserve. Then I heard that Iran means Aryan because they were Aryans. My search for finding exactly who the Aryans are (or were) has brought me this: Aryans descended...
Sep.10.2010 Tipping Point of Anti-Muslim and Anti-Immigrant Violence? Ask Louisville (Sept. 10) -- A tiny Christian sect in Gainesville, Fla., threatens to burn the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11; tensions continue to rise over an Islamic community center near New York City's ground zero; the construction site of a new mosque in suburban Tennessee got torched last month. And ...	Sep.07.2010 WAS KAFKA JEWISH, CZECH OR GERMAN? THREE-IN-ONE, ACTUALLY. "Obviously, Franz Kafka is an item for the Prague tourist industry, and there are several museums devoted to his memory," said Petr Brod, a Prague-based journalist with a keen interest in Czech-German history. "With Freud, it's a bit more difficult, but people in Moravia...
Jul.16.2010 Read international crime fiction instead, World Cup fans World Cup fans, don’t fear hours of emptiness. Take up a work by an international crime fiction author. It’s the perfect replacement for your lost fix – and it’s a lot better for your soul, too.Here’s why. As the World Cup unfolded over the last month, newspapers all over the globe were filled with...	Apr.03.2010 Child Sexual Abuse Month and Organized Religions April is Child Sexual Abuse month. It heightens my awareness of the need to stop this deadly epidemic. We need more Lamplighter Chapters, a place for victims to go to tell their story; we need an army. Part of my goal is to give a clear understanding of what is going on with this subject. So many...
Mar.09.2009 Shout out to Daylight Saving It's that time of year again. Daylight Saving Time. Spring forward time. Be tired time. In case you hadn't noticed, I am a very reluctant daylight saving participant. We didn't even have daylight saving in Indiana when I was growing up. I wasn't "exposed" to the insanity until I left the...	Jul.03.2008 Berlin Coincidences 2008 A woman and her husband sat down at the table next to us, outdoors at the cafe. He was tall, dark, mild mannered. She was blond, wore glasses and chain smoked. We exchanged a few words and, though I hate smoke, before long were engaged in conversation. She asked us if we had seen the new Jewish...