Category: Political Commentary
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Plagiarism allegations against Alena Buyx – and the fundamental question of titles, power, and responsibility
An expert report causing political ripples Plagiarism allegations have been raised against Alena Buyx, former chair of the German Ethics Council. The basis is an expert report by Austrian plagiarism investigator Stefan Weber, who examined her dissertation submitted to the University of Münster in 2005. According to Weber, numerous problematic passages were identified – including copied text, source plagiarism, and so-called blind citations. Identical citation errors Read more
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Article 4 of the Basic Law: No Invitation to Power Politics – Neither for the State Nor for the Church
Article 4 of the Basic Law was not an integration program. It was not a political signal to specific religious communities. And it was certainly not an invitation to convert religious authority into partisan political power. It was a lesson from history. A lesson drawn from the close entanglement of state and church. And that very lesson is disregarded when leading church representatives actively Read more
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39 Percent Fail: Berlin’s Education Disaster Reaches the Police
Nearly four out of ten applicants fail the German language test of the Berlin police. 39.3 percent. That is not a side note. It is an admission of failure. And it becomes even more explosive: Even among applicants with a high school diploma or a university degree, nearly one third fail. We are not talking about a state exam. We are talking about a dictation of around 200 words. Read aloud slowly. With pauses. More than Read more
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Pipeline blocked, power cut off – is energy now grounds for invoking the alliance’s collective defense clause?
Slovakia stops emergency power supplies to Ukraine. Prime Minister Robert Fico draws a clear line: no oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline – no further support in stabilizing Ukraine’s power grid. What looks like an energy policy dispute is, in reality, a security policy powder keg. Because this is not just about oil. It’s about infrastructure. And therefore about power. Read more
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Ramadan in elementary schools: When children fast – and others no longer feel comfortable eating
Ramadan has begun. For devout Muslims, it is a time of reflection, prayer, and abstinence. But what is currently being reported from some schools has little to do with voluntary spirituality—and a lot to do with social pressure. And it’s not adults who are affected. It’s elementary school students. Eight-year-olds. Third graders. Children who are still growing. Children are explicitly exempt from fasting. In Read more
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Green Dream Factory Falls Apart: The Cargo Bike Disaster of Plauen
The next insolvency. Not a global corporation this time. But a symbol. In Plauen, VOWAG GmbH files for insolvency—a manufacturer of electric cargo bikes founded in 2020, in the midst of the great transformation frenzy. The project stood for everything that defines the green republic: subsidized production. Subsidized demand. A politically engineered product. And now? Ruins. A product straight out of the funding catalog: electric cargo bikes with up to Read more
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AI vs. Freedom of Speech? Why the DOSB Crosses a Dangerous Line with 1,300 “Hate Comments”
Der Deutsche Olympische Sportbund filtert mit Künstlicher Intelligenz Kommentare. 1.300 Beiträge wurden bereits markiert. Einige davon direkt an die Staatsanwaltschaft weitergeleitet. Und jetzt sollten bei jedem die Alarmglocken schrillen. Nicht, weil Hass im Netz harmlos wäre. Sondern weil hier eine neue Qualität entsteht: Algorithmen entscheiden, welche Meinungen sichtbar bleiben –und welche strafrechtlich verfolgt werden. Ein Read more
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Germany’s Weekend of Violence: How Long Is This Supposed to Be Just an “Isolated Incident”?
Freitag.Samstag.Ein ganz normales Wochenende – im neuen Deutschland. Messerattacken.Schüsse auf offener Straße.Tote.Schwerverletzte. Und danach wie immer: Betroffenheit.Ein paar Pressemitteilungen.Und dann weiter im Text. Doch irgendwann reicht es. Ein ergänzendes Videostatement zu den geschilderten Ereignissen und zur sicherheitspolitischen Einordnung wurde gesondert veröffentlicht. Wenn Zivilcourage im Krankenhaus endet Ein Mann sieht, wie ein Mädchen angegriffen wird.Er greift Read more
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Sugar Tax Despite Party Convention Rejection: When Politics Ignores Its Own Resolutions
The CDU party convention says no. Daniel Günther says: the issue is not settled. He wants to push through the sugar tax anyway—via the Bundesrat. And this is exactly where the real problem begins. It’s not about sugar. It’s not about soda. And it’s not just about health. It’s about an understanding of the state. When party conventions become nothing more than decoration Read more
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Smart Meter Mandate and the Road to a Data-Driven State?
The call for a nationwide smart meter mandate for all households raises more than just technical questions. According to a report by E.ON, the company is demanding a mandatory rollout of digital electricity meters—including sanctions for grid operators who move “too slowly” with installation. Germany, with around four percent coverage, lags far behind many EU countries. What sounds like efficiency Read more
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Butyric Acid Instead of Underwear – What Really Lies Behind the Attack on the AfD Event
A pungent stench. Fire department on site. Police investigating. And speculation immediately ran wild. Some fantasized about hidden, worn underwear from radical female activists. An image that provokes — but is simply false. The reality is less bizarre. And far more serious: it was not underwear. It was allegedly butyric acid. The incident in Rockenhausen In the lead-up to a campaign event by the AfD in Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate Read more
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Investigations Over “Pinocchio” Comment: How Much Criticism Can Politics Still Tolerate?
Ein Rentner schreibt auf Facebook: „Pinocchio kommt nach HN“ – dazu ein Emoji mit langer Nase. Drei Monate später ermittelt die Kriminalpolizei. Kein Witz. Kein Meme-Account. Kein Hassposting.Ein einzelner Kommentar – und plötzlich steht §188 StGB im Raum. Was sagt das über den Zustand unserer Debattenkultur? Ergänzend zu diesem Beitrag wurde ein separates Videostatement veröffentlicht, Read more