
Learning to recognize propaganda
by Prof. Dr. Oliver Hirsch Henry T. Conserva, who taught in secondary schools in the San Francisco area for more than fifty years, has

by Prof. Dr. Oliver Hirsch Henry T. Conserva, who taught in secondary schools in the San Francisco area for more than fifty years, has

by Markus Langemann// Here you can read the original resolutions of the acting Federal Chancellor. The decisions, which encroach on the fundamental rights of citizens, are not in line with the

by Markus Langemann // In the wake of the social unease and the emerging doubts about the single-perpetrator nature of the assassination of JFK in 1963

by Markus Langemann // We all know from our real lives that social networks are essential for survival. They already were in the days of

Commentary by Markus Langemann // In these times of guided reporting and supervised thinking, some remarkable political events and statements fall by the wayside

Oliver Hirsch writes in the Club der klaren Worte about ideology and language in totalitarian systems. You can also download the text as a .pdf and pass it on in your circle.

Should I publish an anonymized letter from an experienced senior police officer? It is a letter to his girlfriend, who works in the school service.

Excerpt from the speech by outgoing party chairman Guido Westerwelle at the 62nd Federal Party Conference of the FDP in Rostock. In it, Westerwelle quotes Karl-Hermann Flach, the first Secretary General

Over the past few weeks, I have received a lot of mail from concerned parents. Parents who, in view of the current decisions of the ministries of education and state governments on the

We are experiencing a turning point. The corona complex has ignited a toxic mixture of excessive demands in digital decadence, the rise of invisible capital, the loss of identity in the global space and, in particular, the erosion of intellect in times of thick Twitter thumbs and political self-empowerment by means of hashtag populism. These are just a few of the ingredients for the social explosives whose post-explosive powder vapor is now biting into our eyes and throats. It is a time of testing, of not resisting the temptation of lack of freedom.
Ja, Sie denken selbst. Und allein deswegen müssen Sie auch selbst ganz oft allein Ihre Auffassung vertreten. Diese Isolierung ist vielleicht der Preis der Freiheit. Wie offen, wie frei unsere Gesellschaft künftig sein soll, entscheiden wir. Sie! Jetzt. Der Philosoph Michael Esfeld über die „offene Gesellschaft und ihre neuen Feinde“ im Club der klaren Worte. (ML)

How would they differentiate themselves from the right? As a decent citizen who carries the canon of values of German society in the 2020s, should one even think of asking such a question? Well, that can happen very quickly. If you make the wrong comment on the wrong topic, you're on the "right". So once again the question: would you distance yourself from the right and why? And is this even necessary?

I think you should be aware of the minutes of the German Medical Assembly. Numerous physicians from various disciplines have drawn my attention to this protocol in the last few hours.

Prof. Bernhard Heinzlmaier and Antje Maly-Samiralow on the results of the 2021 Youth Values Study. In Austria, only a third of young people still trust the government.

At the moment, a man is making headlines who seems to be causing a great deal of friction among politically interested citizens and people who live from politics. Those who

Here I am exclusively publishing a document that I consider to be of historical significance. A document that you should know, as it is a not insignificant

I would like to offer you a perspective below. In order for you to follow this, you must have fulfilled three basic requirements. 1. you must have a broad knowledge of

I am publishing a plain text reader's letter here. It stands for countless others that I receive. This letter to the editor provides a representative insight into parts of German reality. A reality that is not reflected and published in the leading and fee-based media. A reality that, according to my observations, the elected representatives of the people do not bring to the place where political will is formed. In the parliaments.

The raging in the body. The thirst for substance. The longing for spirit. Renitence as a text. Now.

They still exist, the members of the Bundestag who swim against the tide. Hans-Jürgen Irmer sits in the Bundestag for the CDU. He will vote against the Infection Protection Act in the