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What's sold as morality is often nothing more than public condemnation. Remaining silent during a moral spectacle has become a mark of distinction. Those who don't... more

A brief plea from a Swiss citizen with German roots Germany is a relatively young parliamentary democracy. Switzerland looks back on a long democratic tradition, with a... more

So there he is again, standing in front of the Chancellery. Not as a singer, not as a reformed returnee, not as someone who has truly come to terms with his own misguided... more

While in Germany the "Tatort" is on and viewers are glued to the television as pistols are drawn and people are hit by those shots, real violence is escalating once again in... more

The Audi A8 50 TDI with the left-wing faction was a more compelling setup than the 100 CS quattro that drove up a Finnish ski jump in the '86 commercial. But above all, it... more

Last May, Friedrich Merz called for more work. His Minister of Economic Affairs followed suit in July, and Holger Schäfer from the Institute of Science echoed this sentiment... more

We've become accustomed to it by now. Whoever shouts the loudest and finds enough like-minded people prevails. One of the most alarming developments of recent years is that,... more

Censorship fetish fantasies and clearly defined enemy images only partially fit together--at least if one interprets Daniel Günther's statements as various journalists'... more

Reorganizing the German states? An idea so absurd it's brilliant. Only those who change remain true to themselves. By Alexander Kira more