Category Archives: Climate Change

In the last few blogs, I tried to advocate pairing activities that focus on the Holocaust with those focused on future global threats. I defined global threats based on my perspectives and sort of cherry-picked some of them to mimic … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Diving in the Great Barrier Reef more than a generation ago (I was 60, my wife 50+) The last two blogs have focused on non-academic mechanisms to immortalize and expand the concept of “never again” by supporting … Continue reading →

A young visitor at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima Last week’s blog focused on one non-academic mechanism to immortalize and expand the concept of “never again,” through support for young people to connect to both the Holocaust Institute and … Continue reading →

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 →