Dr. Josef Klemperer, a man who’s haunted by the ghosts of Germany’s past. Photo: Amazon Prime Video Suspiria takes place in Berlin in 1977, and boy, does it ever. Luca Guadagnino’s new film is very ...

How is it that the culture of German-speaking Europe has so profoundly influenced and shaped Western civilization—and especially the culture of the United States—through the centuries and into today?

From the Early Germans to the Reformation -- The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, A.D. 9 -- The Early Germans -- The Battle of Adrianople, 378 -- The Salic Law, c. 500 -- The Character and Deeds of ...

My passion for modern German history emerged out of my childhood. Reared in Boston and Los Angeles in the 1970s, I grew up barely one generation removed from the Holocaust, and I met many Germans who ...

Olaf Scholz (left) of the German Social Democratic Party and Alice Weidel of the fascist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party shake hands on Sunday, February 16, before they take part in a TV ...

History – and perceptions of it – are always prone to politicisation. In Germany, history is a particularly sensitive issue: its dark Nazi past demands that whatever government is in power pay close ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...