Slupetzky was sitting at his old typewriter and looking through the skylight at the clouded winter sky. He had just learned that in Hanau, a city in the German state of Hesse, a young man had murdered ten people and then killed himself. Since then, the news has been full of reports of these murders, … Continue reading The Hanau murders
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Germany stumbles over itself
What has just happened in the small German state of Thuringia? The largest country in Europe, Germany, has reached the limits of democracy. Why? In Thuringia, a former East German province, the "Left Party" and the "Alternative for Germany" have had an absolute majority in the state parliament since the last regional elections. The uniqueness … Continue reading Germany stumbles over itself
