Auf Wiedersehen, Madame Chancellor

Auf Wiedersehen, Madame Chancellor

Earlier this week, Merkel boarded a plane for Washington for her final official For the 1st time in over four years I was actually excited instead of frightened to watch the press conference between Chancellor Merkel and President Biden.  In the hours leading up to...
2021 G7 SUMMIT IN CORNWALL: THE US IS BACK

2021 G7 SUMMIT IN CORNWALL: THE US IS BACK

I apologize for my absence the past few months things on the home front have been quite chaotic and exciting. I have important news to share since my last post, I have secured a publisher for both the English and German editions of the manuscript as well as a job...
A Sad Day for American Democracy

A Sad Day for American Democracy

There are 5 instances in my life that I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when they occurred–the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, the Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion in 1986, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the terrorist attacks on September...
Our Work Is Not Over on January 20, 2021

Our Work Is Not Over on January 20, 2021

Feature on TeachSomebody, 28 October 2020 As a lifelong political activist, I find 99% of Trump’s policies and actions abhorrent.  There is no question that both the domestic and foreign policies implemented by the Trump administration over the past four years have...