On German Unity Day
Today is October 7th, a day that makes me pause and reflect. Wait a minute, wasn't there something about that? After much thought, it comes back to me--oh yes, Republic Day... more
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October 7th - and what we (didn't) learn from it
Two years after Hamas's massacre of Israeli civilians, the world stands at a moral crossroads. In Berlin, people are demonstrating who claim to want peace--yet carry their... more
Influencers discover Gaza tourism
It seems to be a new trend: Influencers and self-proclaimed world improvers are discovering crisis zones as a stage for their self-promotion. What used to be safaris or Bali... more
Allowing youth to fail
In the face of widespread ideologization, societal tribalization, and an increasingly rigid friend-or-foe mentality, it is perhaps the perpetual generational conflict that... more
America - Quo Vadis?
As a child, growing up in the beautiful, idyllic Mulde Valley, not far from Penig, I was often here. By bike, with friends, simply to pass the time in Little America. Back... more
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
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
