October 2016 - The American Mag

History is a river

A trip to Strasbourg elicits reflections on the cultural demands faced by the new Europe.

If what a relative promised you earnestly isn't clearly stipulated in a legal will, chances are you're out of luck.

A trip to Verdun brings back the ghosts of one of the most lethal battles in human history.

The author is a notorious… Scrooge, which means expect no heat in her precincts.

A mother contemplates just what to tell her eldest son, who's about to leave the nest.

Thomas Boswell is right: baseball, more than ever, is an antidote to the appalling realities of presidential politics.

Lost in Translation gets a remake, as the author turns to dating advice. Why? Because people ask.

Even when things aren’t going your way (never mind Umbrian sunsets) there are always pumpkins.

Crazy Horse feared sitting for a photo might steal his soul. Which brings us to the Internet.

Forgiving someone for abuse can matters less than understanding their inner motives.

For the paranoid person, a relationship means opening a portal into a beautiful but terrifying world.