American Civilization

First of all,  I’d like to apologize for my lack of posts.  Normally, I’m really interested in following the American political scene, but this year I’ve found it extremely difficult to remain interested. I’ve gotten increasingly tired of the strident attacks, the extreme factionalism, the media predictions, the almost constant political advertisements, and the realization [...]

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There still seems to be concern about the role SNCF took during World War II.  The latest controversy centers on a bid to build the first high speed rail tracks in the United States.  That bid is getting resistance from a group of Holocaust survivors in Florida. This group wants a formal apology about SNCF’s [...]

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