John Rosenthal is a journalist and political commentator specializing in European affairs. You can subscribe to his Substack here.
Germany’s HateAid: Portrait of a ‘Trusted Flagger’

Germany’s HateAid: Portrait of a ‘Trusted Flagger’

The arbiters of acceptable online speech are not nearly as ‘independent’ as the EU would have people believe.

January 13, 2026
Political Justice in Germany: On the Prosecution of Stefan Niehoff

Political Justice in Germany: On the Prosecution of Stefan Niehoff

The Nazi propaganda chief is famously supposed to have said “we decide who is Jewish!” When it comes to AfD supporters or sympathizers, the not dissimilar attitude of current German authorities would appear to be: “We decide who’s a Nazi.”

July 3, 2025