Category Archives: USA

Trailer for “The Hateful Eight”

Posted on 2015-08-13 by Andreas Moser

Thanks to Quentin Tarantino for reviving the Western, my most favorite movie genre. While you’re waiting for The Hateful Eight – and what a fitting Christmas film this is -, enjoy Django Unchained.

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Easily Confused (50) Dumb and Dumber

Posted on 2015-08-06 by Andreas Moser

Dumb and Dumber 1: Dumb and Dumber 2: Dumb and Dumber 3: Ok, that’s unfair to some of these gentlemen. But you will see what I mean when you will watch the debate tonight. Follow me on Twitter or Facebook … Continue reading →

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“A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich” by Lucas Delattre

Posted on 2015-07-27 by Andreas Moser

“A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich” would be one of the best spy novels I have ever read, if only it was a novel. But even better, it’s a true story. It’s a cliché that the best stories are … Continue reading →

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When the US Supreme Court sounds like a cheesy romance novel

Posted on 2015-06-26 by Andreas Moser

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s final passage in the majority opinion for the US Supreme Court in Obergefell v Hodges, in which the Court mandated all 50 US states to allow same-sex marriage. A bit too cheesy for my taste, but I welcome … Continue reading →

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Tampa? Overrated!

Posted on 2015-05-15 by Andreas Moser

My friends from Florida kept inviting me to Tampa, saying how great it is, how hip and cool and lots of other adjectives that didn’t really convince me. But I was in the area anyway, so I stopped by. I … Continue reading →

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The effects of FATCA?

Posted on 2015-02-22 by Andreas Moser

For more than 10 years, I have been helping clients to obtain German citizenship. Those who have German parents, grand-parents or further removed ancestors either are German already (often without knowing it) or eligible for naturalization under less strict conditions than other applicants. … Continue reading →

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What is American Football?

Posted on 2015-02-01 by Andreas Moser

I never understood American Football. I once stayed with a friend in Kentucky for a couple of days who tried to explain it to me while watching endless matches, but the minutiae of the rules never stuck with me for … Continue reading →

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Child Poverty in Romania

Posted on 2015-01-29 by Andreas Moser

The good news: In a statistic on child poverty, Romania is just one spot behind the USA, one of the richest countries in the world. That’s a remarkable achievement for a country which had to rebuild its economy from scratch after the … Continue reading →

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Why the embargo against Cuba will be eased

Posted on 2015-01-08 by Andreas Moser

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who appreciates cigars.

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Conceptions. Misconceptions?

Posted on 2014-11-18 by Andreas Moser

A cutely animated film about what people in one part of the world think about people in other parts of the world. Yes, we do have horse-drawn carriages in Eastern Europe. And yes, I also describe life in Germany like working … Continue reading →

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