PinnedHenning SchroederRoasting Minnesota—Lakes, Lutherans and Little PigsYes, Minnesotans are nice, particularly to other Minnesotans. So, if you move here, you better turn into one of them. It’s not easy though…4 min read·Feb 8, 2024----
Henning SchroederWhy Deutschland SleptIs anyone besides me watching all the reruns of The Rockford Files these days? With those funny messages coming out of Jim’s answering…4 min read·Oct 16, 2023----
Henning SchroederStill Not Dead: The Reichskonkordat Turns 90 TodayThe year 2023 is full of big anniversaries on both sides of the Atlantic — some get toasted, some get skipped. There are centennials like…5 min read·Jul 20, 2023----
Henning SchroederFrom Prussia With Love: The Palace That Got To Live TwiceThere are some odd places in Germany’s Deep South that are strangely attractive to American tourists. For one, there is the Eagle’s Nest…5 min read·Jun 30, 2023----
Henning SchroederA reasonable doubt about jury trialsAmericans disagree endlessly about some provisions of their Constitution. The debate over the Second Amendment “right to bear arms”…3 min read·Feb 25, 2023----
Henning SchroederAlma Mater or Big Brother? The Brave New World of Higher EdHermann Weyl left Germany in 1933 to join his friend and colleague Albert Einstein at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton…4 min read·Feb 14, 2023----
Henning SchroederPrinces, Plots and Privilege — The Discreet Charm of German NobilityHave you ever considered touring castles in Germany? You’d be surprised to learn that there are 25,000 of them. They are leftovers from a…4 min read·Jan 25, 2023----
Henning SchroederDr. Strangelove’s Second Coming —The Odd Resurrection of Wernher von BraunThe other day I ran into Wernher von Braun — in a strange and unlikely place. It had something of a Close Encounter of the Third Kind, at…6 min read·Dec 17, 2022----
Henning SchroederThe Prussian Origins of American OriginalismOnce upon a time there was a famous German law professor who did not like lawmakers, particularly when they were democratically elected. He…3 min read·Jul 31, 2022----
Henning SchroederHiding Behind Handel—Memory and Amnesia in East GermanyThere are several towns named Wittenberg in the US, but there is only one in Germany. Growing up in West Germany I didn’t hear much about…5 min read·Jul 20, 2022----
