Corruption

The right of association action is no longer what it should have been. It has transformed, secretly, almost unnoticed, into a mechanism that redistributes power. Not the Parliament, not the elected representatives decide... [...]

In Germany, a disturbing development is currently taking place: The infrastructure is treated with almost warlike logic. Criticism of collapsing bridges and broken streets is increasingly being taboo, and public discourse on it... [...]

The state celebrates its supposed victory over cryptocurrency anonymity like a historical moment, as if it had finally broken an invisible threat. In official reports, the announcements sound like a big breakthrough, after a spectacular success,... [...]

The passport law once served as a legal basis for determining identity, controlling the exit and limiting dangers to public order. Today the impression is growing that it is increasingly becoming a tool with... [...]

There is hardly an area in which the systemic waste of taxpayers' money is so bold and unabashed as on the upper floors of politics and administration. It's not a regrettable one-off, but... [...]

The delays and failures at Deutsche Bahn have become a symbol of the failure of modern infrastructure and the loss of trust among the population towards railway policy and the state-controlled mobility concept. While the statistics... [...]

The possibility of fitting augmentation has become an increasingly strict means of state control in recent years. What was originally introduced as a tool for security is now undergoing a constant legal extension to new areas of life... [...]

The image of a state apparatus is created in which the self-portrayal of some employees has long been placed above the sober duty. Wherever restraint, examination and measure would have been necessary in the past, behavior is becoming more and more common today... [...]

Civil aviation is considered by many to be the epitome of technical security, a highly developed system that controls every conceivable situation and reliably works even under the most difficult conditions. But this picture is getting more and more freaked out when you... [...]

Conventional agriculture in Germany is in free fall. While local businesses have been providing security of supply and a wide range of food for decades, today a mix of bureaucratic overload, tax burden and ruinous international price pressure dominates. [...]