by Johann Aeschlimann | Dec 6, 2025 | articles
I have played Santa for generations of kids and 6 December always is a sweet trip down memory lane. I remember the one-word-answer one little girl gave when asked about her favorite food: «Wuuuscht». This means «sausage» in Swiss German. Imagine a tot of today talking...
by Johann Aeschlimann | Nov 27, 2025 | letters
Hi my American friends, happy Thanksgiving! Today is one day I truly regret not to be in the US of A, because you have Thanksgiving, the greatest of all holidays known to mankind. Soon you will stuff the bird and put it in the oven, you will toss your ricidulous...
by Johann Aeschlimann | Aug 21, 2025 | letters
I went coast to coast, from Baltimore/Maryland to San Francisco/California. Was looking around a bit, talking to some folks, taking note of “the media” and enjoying the greatness of the place. The upshot of it all, as seen through a personal lens and...
by Johann Aeschlimann | Jul 20, 2025 | America
Donald Trump is winning, and his opponents are adrift. I had the chance to interview Joan Williams, expert on gender and class issues, about similarities between the far right in Europe and the US and priority-setting. Williams recommends that the opponents of the far...
by Johann Aeschlimann | Jun 15, 2025 | America
On the day the American Presdient had himself a military parade for his 79th birthday, large protest rallies took place in most American cities, two politicians were shot in Minnesota and Israel waged the second day of its second Middle East war, I was witnessing the...
