How Germany Became MeanGermany occupies a special place in the international imagination. After the horrors of the Holocaust and the difficulties of reunification, the country acquired a reputation as a leader of the free world. Economically prosperous, politically stable and more welcoming to immigrants than most other countries, the Germans — many thought — had really learned their lesson.
Calls for ‘balance’ blunt the horrific human toll of rape and destruction in Israel-Hamas warIt should not be hard to categorically condemn Hamas terrorists’ depraved use of rape as a weapon of war Israeli women and girls.
Taking in the Light: Sweden’s Lucia CelebrationsOne of the country’s most culturally significant traditions is also observed nearly every place where Swedish communities exist.
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