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Between piety and provocation: Dunja Hayalis introduction to the Charlie Kirk case

Between piety and provocation: Dunja Hayali's introduction to the Charlie Kirk case

The murder of Charlie Kirk has shaken the political landscape. The conservative activist, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead in Utah during a lecture--an act of... more

Charlie Kirk and the Propaganda of Tragedy

Charlie Kirk and the Propaganda of Tragedy

When sixteen people (including the perpetrators) died in a mass shooting at Columbine High School in Denver on April 20, 1999, it didn't take long for a scapegoat to be found... more

How fortunate that Rudolf Augstein didnt have to witness this.

How fortunate that Rudolf Augstein didn't have to witness this.

Der Spiegel was once a major news magazine. Then the Hamburg-based editors began to betray the liberal legacy of the magazine's founder. Today, the editorial staff even keeps... more

How the ideology of empty coffers is ruining our country - My response to Offensive!

How the ideology of empty coffers is ruining our country - My response to Offensive!

The right-wing online portal Offensiv! recently addressed my demand to take on an additional 200 to 300 billion euros in national debt every year, or rather, they completely... more

Myth of Palestine

Myth of Palestine

How history was suppressed, a state invented, and a conflict ideologically charged. By Serdar Somuncu more

After the AfD seized power

After the AfD seized power

In the Bundestag, before the imperial eagle, a tall, slender, blonde woman stands at the lectern. She bellows inflammatory, anti-Muslim tirades. Hundreds, if not thousands,... more

Hit the jackpot to the front!

Hit the jackpot to the front!

Instead of "Where's the way to Australia?", after graduating from high school it's back to "Where, please, is the front line?" Strangely enough, no German citizen seems to... more

Rocked out, poisoned, narrow-minded? - On the erosion of our debate culture and ways out of the polarization trap

"Rocked out, poisoned, narrow-minded?" - On the erosion of our debate culture and ways out of the polarization trap

It seems the world has lost its compass. What used to be called a culture of debate is now known as a shitstorm. Nuance is seen as weakness, volume as attitude. As global... more

Palestine first - or: The artistic caravan moves on

Palestine first - or: The artistic caravan moves on

It's happening again: While bombs are falling and people are dying in Gaza, the German cultural scene is outraged - but not about rockets hitting Israeli civilians or the... more