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Victorino Matus is an assistant managing editor at The Weekly Standard opinion magazine whose articles frequently appear in the magazine and elsewhere.

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Three Cheers for Radio Free Europe

Nice to see CNN giving Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty its due--and timed just right to mark the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Besides interviewing the always impressive head of RFE/RL, Jeffrey Gedmin, the CNN reporter also spends time ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  23 Nov 2009

Merkel Talks Tough

At least when it comes to Iran, German chancellor Angela Merkel seems to be taking a rather tough stand. Addressing a joint session of Congress yesterday, Merkel said: Tolerance does not mean âanything goes.â There must be zero tolerance towards all ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Angela Merkel,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  Taliban

But does it get you a Betty Draper?

We all knew this was inevitable. But does it signify a Jump the Shark? Brooks Brothers is now selling the Don Draper suit, and for only $998. The question is, will they be selling the outfit Betty Draper wore on her night out in Rome anytime soon? (I ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, Galley Slaves,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Brooks Brothers,  Don Draper

All I Really Want Is Girls

Michael Deacon of the Telegraph has unearthed a wonderful little quotation from an interview Roman Polanski gave to Martin Amis in Tatler in 1979, one that, along with the original grand jury testimony, should be spread far and wide: âIf I had killed ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  1 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Roman Polanski,  Martin Amis

And the Winner Is...

At 6pm local time, Germans found out who won today's election. With roughly 48 percent of the vote, the CDU and the FDP will form the next coalition government. But more impressive, the Free Democrats garnered an unprecedented 14.8 percent. At the FDP ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  27 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Angela Merkel,  Guido Westerwelle

Election Eve in Berlin

Berlin One of the strange things about my trip to Germany has been the weather -- downright balmy and mostly blue skies. Those Central European dark clouds and rains lasting for days that have greeted me in the past are mysteriously absent. I suspect ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  26 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Angela Merkel

The Exciting World of German Campaign Finance

So what makes those Germans different from us, aside from their wearing black socks and Birkenstocks? For starters, they donât spend as much on political races as we do. In total, all the parties spent the combined amount of 50 million euros (about $70 ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  26 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Notes from a Berlin Rally

Itâs strange to be sitting here in the middle of Pariser Platz, directly in front of the Brandenburg Gate, awaiting the arrival of the chancellor candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to take the stage. Thousands have ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  26 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Frank-Walter Steinmeier,  Barack Obama,  Social Democratic Party,  AC/DC,  Klaus Wowereit

A Partei-Loving People

Who knew the Germans loved their parties? Whereas most Americans tend to choose between Republicans and Democrats, in Germany there are five parties that could plausibly share power. The five are the Christian Democrats and Bavarian partner Christian ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  24 Sep 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Facebook Inc.,  Lyndon LaRouche

When in Stuttgart…

Be sure to drop by the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Itâs like the Fortress of Solitude operated by Disney. The elevators look like something out of Minority Report. The actual design is a double-helix and the lifts are meant to symbolize time machines ...

From VICTORINO MATUS, The Weekly Standard,  23 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Mercedes-Benz,  Boeing,  Ringo Starr

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