“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
D. M. There comes a moment in every young person’s life when thinking about the future stops being speculative and becomes a concrete choice, brutal, even. Not everyone has the same opportunities; some don’t speak about abstract dreams, but about…
Age as a System Error. Layoffs, age-based algorithms, and institutional failure: the case of Romania.
by Diana M. Romania has finally discovered efficiency. Not in infrastructure. Not in education. Not in healthcare. But in elimination. An elegant, technological, “neutral” elimination, powered by algorithms, KPIs, and motivational speeches about “the future.” Its real name? Institutionalized ageism….
I discovered the most beautiful holiday in the world – Thanksgiving
In a place where gratitude isn’t an event, but a habit. By D.M. In America, I discovered the most beautiful holiday in the world: Thanksgiving. I don’t know exactly when, among all the changes one experiences when moving to a…
Trump sends a “Foreign Policy Wolf” to Bucharest: Who is Darryl Nirenberg, the new U.S. Ambassador?
A top attorney, seasoned lobbyist, and staunch supporter of the “America First” agenda, Darryl Nirenberg promises to redefine U.S.-Romania relations. What secrets from his career do American sources reveal? Washington, June 2025 President Donald Trump has made a strategic move…
The U.S. Administration acquires entire luxury block in Pipera – multi-million dollar investment for American diplomatic elites
Pipera has just become the most exclusive diplomatic zip code in Eastern Europe. In the most spectacular demonstration of real estate soft power, the Trump administration has purchased the entire luxury Pipera Eins block, in an operation that redefines American…
🆕 Electronic Identity Card: what Romanians in the diaspora and in the country need to know
June 9, 2025 The electronic identity card (CEI), also known as the “new digital ID,” is now available to Romanians living abroad. Starting this year, the process of digitizing identity documents has been extended both within Romania and throughout the…
ROMANIA–U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENT: a historic step toward protecting transatlantic workers’ benefits. Ratified by Romania, it now awaits final approval in Washington
Romanian citizens who have lived and worked in both Romania and the United States are eagerly awaiting the enforcement of a groundbreaking Social Security Totalization Agreement, signed in Bucharest on March 23, 2023. This landmark treaty is designed to eliminate…
RESTON: a quiet corner of tomorrow
By Diana M. A quiet corner of America: a glimpse into Reston, VA I recently visited Reston. Not far from where I live now, yet far enough to feel like I was stepping into a different world. A small corner…
MEMORIAL DAY- when America pauses and silence speaks.
By Diana M. Every year, at the end of May, America slows down. Or rather, it pauses – respectfully. The cap comes off, the beer gets set down by the grill, and there’s a moment of silence. This isn’t just…
FRANCESCA HURST AND THE POETRY OF THE PIANO. With charm, grace, and fingers that danced across centuries of sound, she reminded a rain-soaked audience that beauty doesn’t ask for permission – it just arrives.
By Diana M. It was one of those days when the rain seemed to have signed an exclusive contract with the sky – gray, persistent, almost metaphorical.And yet, somehow, in the midst of all those raindrops, a ray of beauty…