from Peter Löcke

Musterknaben

von Peter Löcke // „Sah ein Knab‘ ein Röslein stehn.“ So beginnt das Lied. Ich war etwa dreizehn Jahre alt, weil mitten im Stimmbruch, als

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Was weiß Wissenschaft?

von Peter Löcke // „Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß.“  Der griechische Philosoph Sokrates soll das gesagt haben. Um zu dieser Erkenntnis zu gelangen, braucht

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Die Pointen der Woche

von Peter Löcke // Die Pointen der Woche Ernsthaft? Steht das dort ernsthaft als politische Nachricht oder bin ich in einer Zeitschleife gefangen, die mir

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The lottery booths of life

by Peter Löcke // Win! Win! Win! I had my first gambling experience as a little boy. The fairground barker who promised me winnings, winnings, winnings,

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Sausage Case Scenario

by Peter Löcke // Last week was all about sausage. Is it okay to call breaded vegetables sausage or not? Personally, I don't

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If the worst comes to the worst

by Peter Löcke // October 2025 and the number of cases is rising. Corona? No. The evening draws of incidence figures are a thing of the past. Neither the lateral thinker Jens

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Etiquette for the Bundestag

by Peter Löcke // The Bundestag Presidium consists of Julia Klöckner, Andrea Lindholz, Josephine Ortleb, Omid Nouripour and Bodo Ramelow. These five politicians take turns

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Corridor weeks & other clean-ups

by Peter Löcke // Not just clean, but pure. That's what the good old clementine from the commercials used to say. This slogan was used in the

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Footprints and other traces

by Peter Löcke // What is the meaning of life? Why am I on earth at all? A column seems unsuitable for dealing with existential questions.

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Imagine there is peace

Commentary by Peter Löcke// Events are coming thick and fast on the geopolitical stage. First, the pompous meeting between US President Trump and Kremlin leader Putin. Shortly afterwards

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Social side notes

by Peter Löcke // Do you remember what marginalia is? I had almost erased the word from my memory and vocabulary. Marginalia are

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Silence speaks

by Peter Löcke // Sunday evening. The ARD summer interview with Alice Weidel. Too much of a bad thing for me. The head of the capital city studio is Markus Preiß.

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No connection under this number

by Peter Löcke // Right-wing smear campaign or left-wing advertising campaign? That's what the heated debate about the Brosius-Gersdorf personnel issue currently boils down to. Only one thing is certain.

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The dignity of man

by Peter Löcke // Human dignity is inviolable. This is Article 1 paragraph 1 of the German Basic Law. At the very top, this sentence is a legal

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Exclusive inclusion

by Peter Löcke // Cologne and Büren, two towns in North Rhine-Westphalia, caused quite a stir last week. For those readers who are

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Black humor action day.

by Peter Löcke // On June 25, 2025, the time had come. The 12th day of action against hate and hate speech online was literally just around the corner.

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Dirty work on the home front

by Peter Löcke // Dirty work! Friedrich Merz praised the Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, June 13, 2025, as dirty work for all of us.

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