Monday, December 30, 2024

Remembering Germany’s Glory Days: Can the Wirtschaftswunder Be Resuscitated?

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The German economy has been the standard for economic success since the 1948/1949 postwar “economic miracle” which Ludwig Erhard produced — ...
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Frida Kahlo and Her German Heritage: Lessons from Her Father

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Although Frida Kahlo died in 1954, it was not until the mid-1970s that her art became widely known among the broader public. It had been kno...
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Trying to Get Your Dream Job? Let Potential Employers Know That You Are Proficient in German!

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The state of the job market in 2024, despite wars, a pandemic, and political and economic upheavals, is in one way still as it was in 2019, ...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Frida Kahlo’s Social Life: German Friends, German Family

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The reader might be forgiven for thinking it odd to speak of a “social life” in connection with Frida Kahlo. The reader could well have gain...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

Social Justice Arises from Ludwig Erhard’s Economic Policies

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May 10, 1945 is sometimes called Stunde Null — “zero hour” — in German history. The war had officially ended at midnight. The German people...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

The Economics of Ludwig Erhard: Applying Simple Principles in Complicated Situations

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After May 1945, when WW2 ended, Germany was a physically and economically devastated country. Infrastructure was nonexistent in many places:...
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Frida Kahlo: German or Mexican?

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Great fame has come to the name Frida Kahlo. In the name itself is a key to the mystery of her self-concept. Around the age of thirty, she c...