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FROM MY CORNER: 2nd Paris Report

Howell Hurst January 1, 2020 2020 Presidential Election, American News, Defining Trump, Economy & Finance, Europe, People Politics, Poverty, Presidential Election, Refugees, Trump

January 1, 2020 . . . New Year’s eve day in Paris was very cold, but sunny and clear. Today, it is warmer, but overcast with no sun. I wonder is this some sort of omen for 2020? The New York Times International Edition’s headlines since I arrived imply a similar forecast. December 24:“Ransomed at… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Report from Europe

Howell Hurst December 28, 2019 Europe, Humans, People, Trump

Paris . . . December 28, 2019 Fifty seven years ago, 17 years after the end of World War II, when as a young Army Intelligence officer I first arrived in Europe, Paris was still Paris, very French, very much itself. Today, it has become a Paris struggling to retain its own identity under an… continue reading »