Löcke column

Insolvenz & Dekadenz

von Peter Löcke // Knapp 17.500 Insolvenzen im letzten Jahr, darunter 500 Unternehmen mit einem Umsatz von mehr als 10 Milliarden Euro. Für das laufende

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Misrepresentation of history

by Peter Löcke // What was it like back then? History is created when we remember it and tell stories about it. This is how history comes to life. The

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1, 2 or 3?

by Peter Löcke // Even when it comes to dumbing down the public, ARD doesn't bother anymore. [1] Sophie-Marie Schulz from the

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Seven deadly sins of democracy

by Peter Löcke // Seven deadly sins of democracy Bärbel Bas here and pensions there. The two predominant topics in recent times will not be the subject of this

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The great flirting guide

by Peter Löcke // What's up? What's up with the girls? Sometimes I miss the days of my younger days, when men asked such questions and then

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The projections of Olaf Scholz

by Peter Löcke // He was in hiding for six months. The former Federal Chancellor and now more ordinary member of parliament Olaf Scholz took time out after being voted out of office.

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Model boys

by Peter Löcke // "Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehn." That's how the song begins. I was about thirteen years old, in the middle of my voice breaking, when

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What does science know?

by Peter Löcke // "I know that I know nothing." The Greek philosopher Socrates is said to have said this. To come to this realization, you need

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The punchlines of the week

by Peter Löcke // The punchlines of the week Seriously? Is that seriously there as a political message or am I caught in a time warp that makes me

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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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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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