Skip to content
Andrew Tobias
Andrew Tobias

Money and Other Subjects

  • Home
  • Books
  • Videos
  • Bio
  • Archives
  • Links
  • Me-Mail
Andrew Tobias
Andrew Tobias

Money and Other Subjects

Roger Cohen’s Must-Read Column

October 25, 2017

Is here:  “Daydreaming In Germany.”

On Yom Kippur, last month, I was in Berlin. I am not a religious Jew, but on the High Holy Days I like to be in a synagogue, listen to the ancient lilt of Hebrew prayer and allow my mind to drift from daily cares. It is a form of respite. We all need that these days. Worry has become an early riser. . . .

. . . This is a time of growing fears, in Europe and the United States. Ghosts have stirred. Humanity never quite grows out of the buffoon’s attractions: the scapegoats he offers; the fast money; the rush of violence; the throb of nation and flag; the adrenaline of the mob; the glorious future that will, he insists, avenge past humiliations. . . .

. . . An autocratic, nativist, xenophobic, nationalist reaction is now in full swing on both sides of the Atlantic — as the election in Austria demonstrates again. It demands resolute vigilance. It also demands that we listen, try to understand and resist fracture. . . .

. . . We find ourselves once again “on the cusp of avoidable disaster.”


There is way more to the column than that snippet.  Click.

 

Post navigation

← Meet Hurricane Irma and Governor Scott
Do You Know Your Three-Word Address? →

Quote of the Day

"One governor's best advice to another: Never screw up on a slow news day."

.

Subscribe

 Advice

The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

"So full of tips and angles that only a booby or a billionaire could not benefit." -- The New York Times

Help

MYM Emergency?

Too Much Junk?

Tax Questions?

Ask Less

Recent Posts

  • Three Easy Don'ts + Six Sobering Minutes

    June 7, 2025
  • Three Good Ones

    June 4, 2025
  • "A Disgusting Abomination" Indeed

    June 4, 2025
  • Move To Canada? Help Design My Sign? Save The IRS?

    June 2, 2025
  • 90 Must-See Seconds

    June 1, 2025
  • "Those Who Cannot Remember The Past . . ."

    May 31, 2025
  • Heartwarming / Thought-Provoking / Silver Lining -- And Despair

    May 30, 2025
  • Destroy The FBI; Protect The High-Jump!

    May 28, 2025
  • George Orwell, Joe, And Carl

    May 28, 2025
  • Harvard - UPDATED

    May 27, 2025
Andrew Tobias Books
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
©2025 Andrew Tobias - All Rights Reserved | Website: Whirled Pixels | Author Photo: Tony Adams