Transatlantic Magazine Editor Robert J. Guttman Reviews Exploring New Europe

October 25, 2017 “I wanted to combine my interest in meeting new people and learning about their lives; riding my bicycle from Estonia to Albania to explore the new Europe, and writing about a part of the world rarely written about these days,” says Barry Wood, the author of Exploring New Europe: A Bicycle Journey. The book is part adventure story, part an economic primer … Continue reading Transatlantic Magazine Editor Robert J. Guttman Reviews Exploring New Europe

A Father Scarred by the Great Depression

It’s nearly impossible for us living in the 21st century to imagine what life was like in the early years of the Great Depression after the 1929 stock market crash. The sudden arrival of what turned out to be a decade of hard times was a particular shock because the 20’s had been so good. Grand Rapids, Michigan had been booming because its several dozen … Continue reading A Father Scarred by the Great Depression

Helmut Kohl and the Euro

WASHINGTON: Helmut Kohl, the long-serving former German chancellor who died June 16th at age 87, was honored Saturday with the European Union’s first ever state funeral in Strasburg. Chancellor Merkel, Kohl’s one time protégé, French president Emmanuel Macron, and former President Bill Clinton were among those paying tribute. Kohl will rightly be remembered for masterfully orchestrating German reunification. He will also be remembered as the … Continue reading Helmut Kohl and the Euro