German proverb of the day: “Against stupidity, the gods themselves fight in vain.” A life lesson on wisdom and ignorance

The German proverb highlights the futility of reason against stubborn ignorance. Even divine power struggles against those ...

German Proverb of the day: "Against stupidity, the gods themselves fight in..." - Reveals a powerful lesson about wisdom, ignorance and the need to keep an open …

A famous German proverb warns that reason cannot overcome stubborn ignorance. It teaches the value of open-mindedness, ...
Foreign Affairs

Reflection: Lessons from German History

This article is adapted from the author's remarks at the tenth annual dinner of the Leo Baeck Institute in New York, at which he was honored for distinguished scholarship in German history and for ...
Pew Research Center

Lessons from the German census

When the results of the 2011 German census were announced recently, they included an embarrassing error – at least in the demographics world. It showed the German ...
Wall Street Journal

Who Needs German Lessons? Germans, Apparently

STUTTGART—On a recent Friday afternoon, inside a cream-colored stucco house on this city’s northeast side, a group of adults gathered to learn German. As they recited the days of the week, Ariane ...