Category Archives: Climate Change

Talking to German students in Wolmirstedt (of which Farsleben is now part) about the Holocaust The top photograph shows students in Wolmirstedt, Germany, listening to my talk summarizing my Holocaust experiences, which peaked with my liberation by a unit of … Continue reading →

(Source: SecurityInfoWatch.Com) My last blog focused on combining the teaching and research of the Holocaust with that of global threats. That blog was aspirational. It ended with a few advantages that such a pairing could bring. This blog will expand … Continue reading →

Last week’s blog summarized the many changes that the new Trump administration is pursuing, with a sharp focus on decreasing both taxes and the federal workforce. One aspect that seems trivial to many is the attention being given to changing … Continue reading →

(Source: MSN: Cartoons: The Latest Editorial Cartoons From John Cole) Before starting this blog, I thought that I needed to invent a new English word – “defederation,” to mean the destruction of a federal structure. A short search showed that it … Continue reading →

(Source: reddit) I am writing this blog as a continuation of last week’s blog, “The Power and Fear Motivating the Acquisition of Nuclear Weapons,” which focused on the 7 largest nuclear weapons holders. This blog will focus on North Korea … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Global nuclear weapons (Source: MSN) The timing of the acquisitions: US (1945); Soviet Union (1949); UK (1952); France (1960); China (1964); India (1974); Pakistan (1998); North Korea (2006); Israel (estimated 1960s). One interesting insight into the Federation … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Map of nuclear reactors and weapons in the Middle East (Source: DiaNuke.org) Last week’s blog ended with the following short paragraph: A ceasefire was declared on the day before posting. Next week’s blog will focus on some of the … Continue reading →

Map of the region before and after the Six-Day War (Source: BBC) *Note: there was a development in this matter after I wrote the post that you may know from recent news. I address it at the end of the … Continue reading →

Doomsday Clock (Source: BBC) I finished last week’s blog with the following paragraph: Next week’s blog will be the last attempt to connect the Holocaust experience to the present reality. It will focus on the practice in certain quarters of … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Protest in Israel calling for early elections (Source: The New York Times) Last week’s blog was focused on the present weaponization of the term “genocide.” This blog will focus on the recent weaponization of antisemitism — specifically, the … Continue reading →