A Chancellor Dismantles Himself
Friedrich Merz wanted to be the chancellor who explained the world to Germany. Instead, a single exchange with a terminally ill wo…
Free Speech Is Not for Wimps
‘No one has the right to obey,’ the great philosopher Hannah Arendt once wrote. It is far easier to remain silent and blend into t…
Nothing Unites the Left and the Right Like Antisemitism and Anti-Americanism
Greens, the hard left, socialists, the UN and the Alternative for Germany are rarely inspired by a common political cause. It has …
Chancellor without power – Friedrich Merz is loser of the year 2025
Only ten months in office and already rejected by voters. The German chancellor is unable to assert himself, and even his own part…