Just like the Iron Curtain once separated families and friends, today’s politically polarized divisions cut through families and ruin friendships. And they cause just as much pain. Is there anything we can do? Here’s an op-ed I wrote for the Montpelier Times-Argus I grew up in a divided country, and I don’t just mean polarized.… Read more The Walls in Our Heads
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(…which, of course, did not just fall… it was brought down by a Peaceful Revolution!). My hometown newspaper, Weser Kurier, asked far-away readers to share their memories of that day. My piece is the third one down.
How do you reconnect with your home country after living an ocean away for more than half your life? If the country is Germany and you like to travel by bicycle, you embark on a border journey. At least that’s what I did… You are invited to a presentation about my expedition at the Fletcher Free Library next… Read more Border Journey: Public talk at the Fletcher Free Library
When the Berlin Wall opened under the pressure of protesters 28 years ago today, a wave of euphoria swept not only through Germany but around the world. Listen to my commentary on Vermont Public Radio on the disappearance and reappearance of borders since then.
