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This may not cease by itself

An everyday Islamist demonstration might set up itself in Hamburg, just like the Monday demonstrations within the GDR. Horrible? Expression of recent cultural variety? That is not what it is about now. Final Saturday, an Islamist demonstration came about within the St. Georg district of Hamburg for the second time in 14 days. In line […]

Generation Z: Shift to the right is increasing, why?

Fear of the future and new refugee flows is increasing rapidly among young people. Youth researcher Simon Schnetzer explains what’s behind it in the podcast. Moderator Lisa Fritsch discusses this with youth researcher Simon Schnetzer and t-online columnist Christoph Schwennicke in the latest episode of the “Tagesanbruch” podcast. Simon Schnetzer has just published his new […]

The traffic light makes the same mistake again

Not allowed, but tolerated: According to this controversial principle, cannabis consumption and abortion worked well in this country. The traffic light goes to both out of an exaggerated sense of order. A big mistake. The permanent often arises from something temporary, from something that was not intended for eternity but for transition. In other words: […]

Robert Habeck celebrates climate goals: no economy, no emissions

Economics Minister Robert Habeck celebrates that his climate goals are within reach. And he deliberately ignores the fact that this is the result of an economy that he and the government have strangled. Children, time flies, events happen rapidly, and the columnist only writes once a week – a dilemma! But let’s just turn the […]

Concrete head or level-headed? There are good reasons for the Chancellor’s Taurus no

Who wants it again, who hasn’t yet? Every backbencher can now accuse the Chancellor of being obtuse for his Taurus no. Scholz has better arguments than his crude critics understand. Weak leadership, laziness, meaningless tin language, mediocre charisma, a tendency to arrogance: Chancellor Olaf Scholz can with good reason be accused of a number of […]

The dispute between Friedrich Merz and Olaf Scholz is damaging Germany

The political climate in the country is heated. The threat from inside and outside is great. The Chancellor and the opposition leader are attacking each other personally with poor arguments. Scholz and Merz should leave it alone. “Rebel without a Cause” was James Dean’s penultimate film and the one that made him world famous and […]

The shocking rise to power of the right-wing extremists

Column “Objection!”: An ARD documentary shockingly shows the right-wing extremists’ seizure of power in the AfD. The last Liberals are leaving the party. But why is it so popular among the population? “Been to the cinema. Cried.” Someone once wrote it. “Watched TV. Had a bad night’s sleep,” I now say, borrowing from Franz Kafka, […]

Sarah Wagenknecht agrees to a speed limit at “Maischberger”.

Sahra Wagenknecht is not averse to a speed limit. She brought 130 into play for “Maischberger” – to the astonishment of the presenter. This clear announcement from Sahra Wagenknecht surprised Sandra Maischberger. Should there be a speed limit? the presenter asked on Tuesday evening. That would depend on the speed, said Wagenknecht. Then she made […]

Chancellor Olaf Scholz needs new ministers

Good morning dear reader, Left hook, headbutt, nose poke: For months, people from the Greens and the FDP hit each other while their boss watched from his chancellery sign. They beat themselves up like the hot-tempered fishmonger Rental nothing and the hot-tempered blacksmith Automatix in the Asterix comics, and now they have the salad: In […]

State elections in Hesse and Bavaria: What happens next?

Hesse and Bavaria have voted. The traffic light parties are punished while the AFD triumphs. What does this mean for federal politics? The CDU and CSU won by a clear margin in the state elections in Hesse and Bavaria. But the CDU/CSU parties cannot really be satisfied with the result. However, the losers are primarily […]