Monthly Archives: February 2015

Call It Translaughter?

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Luke Ford

If Bruce Jenner was at fault in the accident that led to the death of the woman in the car he pushed out into traffic, perhaps he will be charged criminally. However, all the web sites refer to the alleged … Continue reading →

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What About The Ethnic Cleansing Of Germans After WWII?

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Luke Ford

I wonder if in the next 50 years, or later, historians will look back at the forced dispossession of ethnic Germans from eastern and central Europe after WWII as a crime against humanity? Christoph Donnellan: “What was done to ethnic … Continue reading →

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Modern Times

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Luke Ford

Paul Johnson writes: When they broke into Freud’s flat in Vienna, his wife put her housekeeping money on the table: ‘Won’t the gentlemen help themselves?’ It required intervention by Roosevelt and Mussolini – and a ransom of 250,000 Austrian schillings … Continue reading →

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The Six Million Ukrainians Vs The Six Million Jews

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Luke Ford

Is there an important difference between the number of Jews killed by Nazis in WWII (around 6 million) and the number of non-Jews (20 million in the Soviet Union) killed by Jews under Josef Stalin? Stalin starved about six million … Continue reading →

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NPR Fresh Air Host Terry Gross Is A Terrible Interviewer

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Luke Ford

I was listening to her tonight interview David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker. Here is how she began. Terry: “Of all the magazines in America, the New Yorker is probably the one with the most traditions that are cherished … Continue reading →

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