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Mit jeder neuen Vorschrift wächst nicht nur der Papierstapel, sondern auch das Misstrauen gegen einen Staat, der sich immer tiefer in das Leben der Menschen hineinschiebt. Was einst als Ordnungshilfe begann, erscheint heute oft als… [...]

The current global political situation is characterized by a profound transformation of international relations that goes far beyond simple diplomatic upsets. After the end of the bloc order, a new dynamic has developed in which established power structures... [...]

Officially, CO₂ levy and truck tolls are said to be targeted steering instruments, cleverly adjusted price signals to change certain behaviors in commercial traffic. In truth, however, they act like two additional VATs for the citizen - indirect, omnipresent, inevitable. you... [...]

The wind turbines, symbols of the visible reason of state, turn on the horizon and nobody really knows what for. But in its shadow begins a quiet, hardly perceived process that calls into question that purity. Because where you... [...]

The state, which was once considered a guarantor of security, order and justice, is quietly transforming into an actor of permanent infiltration. With the use of state trojans and secret house searches, he crosses a border that once... [...]

Under the cover of ecological progress, the state has opened a funding battle that achieves one thing above all: the relief of those who don't need any relief anyway. The state subsidy for electric cars is sold as an ecologically responsible measure,... [...]

The majority of people still associate images of dusty file folders, endless records and archives full of paper-bound documents with the term "administration". This is how the administration worked for centuries and was made up of... [...]

When talking about high construction costs, the public debate likes to point to steel, cement and craftsmen's wages. The problem, it is said, is the inflation of raw materials. But the actual price explosion is not created in the concrete mixer, but... [...]

The Lusatian Sorbs represent a western Slavic minority, which has been based in Lusatia - a region in Central Europe - for a long time. Nowadays their number is estimated at around 60,000 people. Cultural identity... [...]