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Southeast Netherlands July 5-6 and July 16-17 In the area below the rivers (the Rhine formed the northern border of the Roman empire), the provinces of Noord Brabant and Limburg have a southern character: more Catholic, better beer and food, … Continue reading →

East Wallonia    July 4-6, 2018 Composed of the three provinces of Namur, Liège, and Luxembourg, Belgium’s southeastern corner is full of meandering rivers, cave systems, forested hills, and deep valleys. Castle-topped medieval towns overlook sweeping bends of the river. … Continue reading →

I spent 93 days in the British Isles from March 25 to June 27 and saw almost everywhere. This was my 90 days outside the Schengen visa zone and I then had till September 26th to see NW Europe, Scandinavia … Continue reading →

July 1- 4, 2018 The landscape consists of rolling farmland and small woods. It has had an unbelievably turbulent history – a battleground for millennia. Mons was the European Capital of Culture in 2015. I am not sure why the … Continue reading →

Belgium – June 27-July 7 2018 OBSERVATIONS ABOUT BELGIUM Bicycles. The Netherlands has a reputation for bicycles, but this place must be just as bicycle-mad. Virtually every road has bike lanes on both sides (usually in red brick or pavement). … Continue reading →

by Ta-Nehisi Coates — October 2017 Atlantic  IT IS INSUFFICIENT TO STATE the obvious of Donald Trump: that he is a white man who would not be president were it not for this fact. With one immediate exception, Trump’s predecessors … Continue reading →

How Trump Is Ending the American Era For all the visible damage the president has done to the nation’s global standing, things are much worse below the surface. Eliot A Cohen   October 2017 Atlantic Magazine Donald trump was right. … Continue reading →

Not yet—but it has precious few supporters on either the left or the right. YONI APPELBAUM November 2017 Atlantic Magazine   On may 5, 1857, eight men sat down to dinner at Boston’s Parker House hotel. They had gathered to … Continue reading →

The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone Students don’t seem to be getting much out of higher education. BRYAN CAPLAN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 ATLANTIC  I have been in school for more than 40 years. First preschool, kindergarten, elementary … Continue reading →

The Charter-School Crusader The combative Eva Moskowitz has created the nation’s most impressive school system—and made lots of enemies in the process. ELIZABETH GREEN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE ATLANTIC  In the spring of 2007, I moved to New York City to cover … Continue reading →