Category Archives: USA

Random Thoughts (24)

Posted on 2019-03-08 by Andreas Moser

Good news: the days are getting longer. Unless you live in the Southern hemisphere, then you are doomed to darkness. And unless you live on the equator, in which case you are missing out on something fabulous. My sister asked … Continue reading →

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“Wild”, not a hiking movie

Posted on 2019-01-28 by Andreas Moser

It’s winter and I am in a big city, so I felt like watching a movie about the outdoors and about hiking in anticipation of the coming summer. Wild, the story of Cheryl Strayed’s hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, … Continue reading →

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German Migration to the USA

Posted on 2019-01-07 by Andreas Moser

Debates on migration often center on whether it is a good or a bad thing. I rather view migration as something completely normal. Migration has been a permanent component of human history. Over centuries, Germany, or rather the territories that … Continue reading →

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“Fear” by Bob Woodward

Posted on 2018-11-03 by Andreas Moser

I am generally not a big fan of reading books on contemporary subjects, because books get better with a few years of hindsight. But for Bob Woodward’s book about the Trump presidency, Fear, I made an exception. Of all the … Continue reading →

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“The Pastures of Heaven” by John Steinbeck

Posted on 2018-10-18 by Andreas Moser

As if I had known how beautiful it would be in Venta Micena, Andalusia, I brought a book about a similarly beautiful valley to read during my stay: The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck. In this early work, first published … Continue reading →

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Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)

Posted on 2018-08-16 by Andreas Moser

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

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Montenegro is not “tiny”

Posted on 2018-02-22 by Andreas Moser

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 →

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A Government Shutdown is Nothing Unusual

Posted on 2018-01-20 by Andreas Moser

Other countries have them all the time, too. Let’s look at when some other 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 Andreas Moser

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 Andreas Moser

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 →

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