Category Archives: USA

Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)

Posted on 2018-08-16 by

Sad news can be a reason to (re)watch one of the best films of all time. Advertisements

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Montenegro is not “tiny”

Posted on 2018-02-22 by

Last night, a man threw a grenade at the US Embassy in Podgorica. Nobody was injured because it was midnight and everybody was at home. Disappointed to discover this, the man used his second amendment grenade to blow himself up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Montenegro, Terrorism, Travel, USA | Tagged | 28 Comments

Random Thoughts (21)

Posted on 2018-02-19 by

For writers, it must be saddening to see how ill-informed some people buy books. There seems to be a little bit of corruption in Montenegro. When I returned to university to study history at age 42, some were wondering what … Continue reading →

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A Government Shutdown is Nothing Unusual

Posted on 2018-01-20 by

Other countries have them all the time, too. Let’s look at when some specific countries went through a similar period of limited capacity to act. USA: today Germany: 1945 Russia: 1917 France: 1789 Japan: 1945

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“60 Degrees North” by Malachy Tallack

Posted on 2018-01-14 by

Good idea, good writing, but somehow lost me halfway on its way around the globe. Not that any particular idea is needed to set out and explore the world, but, as far as ideas go, circumventing the planet following the … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (20)

Posted on 2018-01-11 by

If you care neither about the deficit, nor about providing public services, it’s actually quite easy to cut taxes. When I saw books by Džon Grišam at the bookshop in Montenegro, I was happy that my name wouldn’t have to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Books, Economics, Education, Elections, Facebook, Germany, Italy, Language, Montenegro, Politics, Romania, US election 2016, USA | Tagged , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Easily confused (65) stable and smart

Posted on 2018-01-06 by

In fiction: In reality: Heck, even the part about the investigation makes sense in both contexts.

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