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How Much Difference Do COVID-19 Lockdowns Make? The Comparison Between Sweden and the US Casts Doubt on the Importance of Broad Legal Restrictions Sep. 16, 2020
The New York Times describes Sweden's approach to COVID-19, which has been notably less restrictive ... Read More
How America Got So Inferior Aug. 06, 2020
Europe took dramatic steps to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Its shutdowns were so tight that the... Read More
In the Air and on the Ground in Cotentin in Normandy Jul. 18, 2020
By Patricia Woeber In Normandy the Cotentin Peninsula, the land that juts into the English Channel, ... Read More
Meet Florence Nightingale at Her London Museum Jul. 12, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of legendary, world-famo... Read More
Time Well Spent in London's Clink Prison May. 10, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "What did you do in London?" several friends inquired about my trip there. ... Read More
Take a Tour Through History on London Walks Apr. 25, 2020
By Gay Courter We were in London a few years ago when friends invited us to meet Judith, who was goi... Read More
See Europe on a Danube River Cruise Mar. 29, 2020
By Victor Block "Now we're heading toward Durnstein, one of the loveliest towns in Austria," the shi... Read More
What Happens on a Danube Cruise Stays on the Ship Mar. 28, 2020
By Fyllis Hockman Of course the highlights of our Danube river cruise were the four European capital... Read More
In the Pandemic, It's Every Nation for Itself Mar. 17, 2020
"The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time," said Fo... Read More
Will the Coronavirus Kill the New World Order? Mar. 13, 2020
Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician of Congress, told a closed meeting of Senate staffers this we... Read More
Is This How Europe Ends? Mar. 10, 2020
"Fortress Europe is an illusion." So declares the Financial Times in the closing line of its Saturda... Read More
A Family Affair in London Mar. 01, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Look, Kalea! There's Windsor Castle! It's over 900 years old! The oldest a... Read More
What the US Should Do in Post-Brexit Era Feb. 04, 2020
Three and a half years after Britons voted to take back sovereignty, to elect their masters and set ... Read More
Our Real Existential Crisis -- Extinction Jan. 03, 2020
If Western elites were asked to name the greatest crisis facing mankind, climate change would win in... Read More
Munich Is the Gateway to Oberammergau in 2020 Dec. 29, 2019
By Richard Carroll Attention readers: The dates for the passion play referenced in this column are s... Read More
A Celebration of Bordeaux Dec. 28, 2019
By Richard Carroll Place de la Comedie in the heart of Bordeaux, France, is like an enormous magnet ... Read More
Will the Secessionist Epidemic Ever End? Dec. 17, 2019
Fresh from his triumphal "Get Brexit Done!" campaign, Prime Minister Boris Johnson anticipates a swi... Read More
A Visit to Andorra Means Shopping Dec. 14, 2019
By Steve Bergsman The tiny landmass of Andorra remains an attraction for literary and creative types... Read More
What Impeachment Is Really About Nov. 15, 2019
This week, nearly two months after beginning impeachment proceedings, the Democrats finally held the... Read More
Searching for the Danube River's Best Christmas Markets Nov. 10, 2019
By Doug Hansen As our ship glided slowly through Austria's famed Wachau Valley, a silhouette of a me... Read More
