Month: September 2020

The harshest phrases of the first debate between Trump and Biden – US and Canada – International — Archyde

In one of the bitterest debates in recent US politics, the first White House clash between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden took place on Tuesday. It was a clash full of insults, interruptions and disqualifications in which It is not clear who was the winner, since the American public is not…

The harshest phrases of the first debate between Trump and Biden – US and Canada – International — Archyde

After reading the article via link above on the Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden (let alone other articles, I presume), let’s hear from you, regardless of whether you are an American or from another country:

1. How would you rate the debate and the two candidates?

2. What points can you take away from the debate?

3. What issues have affected the candidates negatively?

4. If this was the election, who would you vote for?

Feel free to comment here in the comment section or in the Files’ on facebook. Please keep the comments civil and constructive. Looking forward to your thoughts.

If you want to watch the debate live, click here:

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Old Town, Schwerin, Germany

Today, we are going to start back where left off at the Schwerin Castle. There are other beautiful buildings right before the bridge over to the island and we’ll explore those first ……… Duke Christian Ludwig II of Mecklenburg (May 15, 1683-May 30, 1756) loved art and began collecting and buying in Holland and Flanders […]

Old Town, Schwerin, Germany

This is in connection with a post on the Castle, the orangery and the bridges that will come soon. Here’s a preview written by a fellow columnist on the old town of Schwerin.

Photo Flick Nr 35: Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Photo by Tara Ray Wright

As we say goodbye to RBG, we have many things to remember her for doing for the benefit of Americans and the rest of the world. She was a giant. She was outspoken. She was a rockstar and a role model. She brought equality and justice, as well as peace in her time. But she was a super hero, as seen in this mural.

May she have a face on Mount Rushmore or a huge monument honoring her and thanking her for her three decades service. She has a special place in the history books for her work. Many thanks and we will honor your wishes whatever you had left to achieve. ❤️🌻🌅

No Longer The Country We Think We Are — Filosofa’s Word

Nicholas Kristof’s column in the New York Times today speaks for itself … ‘We’re No. 28! And Dropping!’ A measure of social progress finds that the quality of life has dropped in America over the last decade, even as it has risen almost everywhere else. By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist This should be a wake-up […]

No Longer The Country We Think We Are — Filosofa’s Word

The saddest part about this column is that Germany and the rest of Europe are leading America in every single aspect. Part of it has to do with free-for-all education institutions, including our universities. Makes a person wonder……

Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles — ANZ LitLovers LitBlog

Like many others, I discovered the wit and finesse of US author Amor Towles with his bestselling A Gentleman in Moscow. Rules of Civility is his first novel, but Goodreads tells me that there is the prospect of a new novel in 2021, and in the meantime there is also Eve in Hollywood (2013) which is a […]

Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles — ANZ LitLovers LitBlog

America’s Founders Recognized the Need for Public Education. Democracy Requires Maintaining That Commitment — TIME

Even before the United States had a Constitution, its founders were advocating for the creation of public education systems. The United States was an experiment in democracy unlike anything the world had ever seen, turning away from government dominated by elites and hoping that the common man could rule himself. If this experiment had any…

America’s Founders Recognized the Need for Public Education. Democracy Requires Maintaining That Commitment — TIME

Random Memories of Germany- Our Favorite Castles

Herrenchiemsee-Part 2 SUNDAY MEMORIES Judy Wills I mentioned earlier that Herrenchiemsee was “unfinished” at Ludwig’s death.  But the brochure states: “It would be wrong to call Herrenchiemsee Palace ‘unfinished’ in the usual sense of the word; even in the construction schedule of 1878, no other rooms are planned for the interior than those which we see […]

Random Memories of Germany- Our Favorite Castles

Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last night after battling cancer and other ailments in the past 20 years. She was 87 years old. Ginsburg was nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1994 and became a key figure in the Courts. Especially in the last decade, many younger people had looked up to her because of her character and demeanor, which made her one of the most well-liked and well-known figures in the States.

This caracature in dedicated in her memory. May she rest in peace.