America

The Republican platform: More of the same, including the lack of attention to detail

“RESOVLVED [sic],” the resolution reads, complete with a sloppy typo that would’ve been caught by an attentive proofreader or even…

4 years ago

America in a nutshell

Baseball is no longer the national pastime; Oppositional defiance disorder is.

4 years ago

Midweek memes, part 1: “Der Feuerteufel” (Literally “The Fire Devil”)

Last month, this painting appeared on the cover of Der Spiegel (here’s the international edition, in English), the most-read news…

4 years ago

U.S. presidents and their dogs

Is it possible to neuter a dog twice? It certainly appears to have happened to the bitch in the lower…

5 years ago

The U.S. isn’t the only country with jus soli, a.k.a. birthright citizenship

Just about every country in the Americas offers birthright citizenship, a.k.a. jus soli. A certain president* who had trouble disavowing…

6 years ago

Tomorrow is Tax Day!

The reason why Tax Day falls on April 17th this year Tomorrow is Tax Day in the United States: the…

7 years ago

I had to disavow the Nazis. Why can’t the president?

That’s me on the right, on Thursday, January 26, 2017, celebrating the acquisition of my permanent resident status in the…

7 years ago

Don’t know much about history…

Not all of us (myself included) were schooled in the United States, so you may have heard Donald Trump’s reference to Andrew…

8 years ago

Our green card interview

Last Thursday — January 26, 2017 — I acquired permanent resident status in the United States, colloquially known as “getting my…

8 years ago

My take on last night’s election results

I moved from Canada for her... ...and I’m staying for the same reason. My plan for these soon-to-be interesting times is simple:…

8 years ago