After historic state election defeats for the CDU, Friedrich Merz refuses to adjust course, mistaking rigid stubbornness for leadership while Germany's political center collapses.
By Klaus Berger ·
The brochures for IFA 2026 in Berlin are shimmering with the promise of "Intelligent Possibilities." But as I read the reports of the "smart home of the future," I don't see a…
By Caroline Ashford ·
For twenty-four years in foreign capitals, I watched governments chase capabilities they could neither field nor sustain, confusing hardware on a parade deck with actual sovereign weight.
By Tom Beckwith ·
There are certain lines in any civilized society that, once crossed by violence, cannot be uncrossed.
By Caroline Ashford ·
When a massive public gathering—one of those vibrant, necessary displays of civic life that Berlin’s Christopher Street Day parade represents—is interrupted by…
By Adele Rutherford ·