Category Archives: History

Random Thoughts (5)

Posted on 2016-12-13 by Andreas Moser

When Donald Trump praises his pick for Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis, as “the closest thing to General George Patton we have”, does he refer to the mistreatment of soldiers or to Patton’s antisemitism? After my story about the Peruvian girl, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, History, Music, Peru, Russia, Syria, Travel, USA, World War II | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

How to measure Progress

Posted on 2016-12-09 by Andreas Moser

Apart from the general criticism of the GDP expressed so eloquently here by Robert F Kennedy, I always wonder about the usefulness of international comparisons. I doubt that the GDP numbers for Nigeria are collected/calculated the same way as those for … Continue reading →

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President Busch is dead

Posted on 2016-12-07 by Andreas Moser

Yes, Bolivia had a President Busch, too. In a strange coincidence, Germán Busch was the 41st and 43rd President of Bolivia, just like George Bush Sr. and Jr. were the 41st and 43rd Presidents of the United States of America. … Continue reading →

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The worst year for human health

Posted on 2016-10-21 by Andreas Moser

1492 must have been the worst year for human health. Latin Americans got deadly diseases, alcohol and bacon. Europeans got diarrhea, chocolate and tobacco.

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When politics was still civil

Posted on 2016-10-19 by Andreas Moser

The letter left by George Bush Sr. for his successor Bill Clinton:

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Kon-Tiki

Posted on 2016-09-26 by Andreas Moser

Preparing my trip to Easter Island, memories of Kon-Tiki leaped into my mind, one of the first travel/adventure books I read. Thor Heyerdahl and his crew did not sail to Easter Island in 1947, but further north, yet the underlying question if the islands … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Chile, Easter Island, History, Norway, Peru, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Timișoara: European Capital of Culture 2021

Posted on 2016-09-24 by Andreas Moser

And now you have the 278th reason to visit Romania: Timișoara will be one of the European Capitals of Culture in 2021. Although I lived in Romania for a year, I just noticed that I have no photos of Timișoara. I have only been to the city … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (60) Dehumanization

Posted on 2016-09-20 by Andreas Moser

Dehumanization of Jews in Nazi propaganda: (Source: Der Giftpilz by Ernst Hiemer, published in Germany in 1938.) Dehumanization of Syrian refugees by Donald Trump: All that reading of Nazi literature really left its mark.

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George Bush Sr. and Ronald Reagan on Immigration and a Fence with Mexico

Posted on 2016-09-20 by Andreas Moser
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Book Review: “Golden Holocaust” by Robert Proctor

Posted on 2016-09-16 by Andreas Moser

This will be a short book review because Robert Proctor’s book about the dangers of tobacco, smoking and cigarettes can be dismissed outright after reading the title and the introduction. Although I occasionally smoke cigars, I know it’s neither healthy … Continue reading →

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