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Sabine Beppler-Spahl

Sabine Beppler-Spahl is a writer for europeanconservative.com based in Berlin. Sabine is the chair of the German liberal think tank Freiblickinstitut, and the Germany correspondent for Spiked. She has written for several German magazines and newspapers.

Sabine Beppler-Spahl is a writer for europeanconservative.com based in Berlin. Sabine is the chair of the German liberal think tank Freiblickinstitut, and the Germany correspondent for Spiked. She has written for several German magazines and newspapers.

German ‘Ministry of Truth’ to Guard ‘Free Opinion’

Since existing fact-checkers have failed to redirect political discourse toward the government line, new censorship laws are deemed necessary.

CDU in Crisis: It Is More Than Just Poor Leadership

Many who wanted genuine conservative representation have long left the party.

The German Establishment’s Authoritarian Assault on Free Speech

The history of the ‘incitement of the masses’ law is a textbook example of the slippery slope of speech restrictions.

How Far Will Germany Go To Keep the Firewall Against Populists?

The establishment seems to have reached a point where maintaining the facade of democratic responsiveness is no longer even deemed necessary.

Why the Workers Have Abandoned the Establishment

The CDU’s and SPD’s profound fear of change has granted the AfD its greatest momentum, emerging as Germany’s new “workers’ party.”

Silenced German Right-Wing Voices Set to Speak Freely in the Voting Booths

The government crackdown on free speech in Germany questions the very commitment of the country’s establishment to genuine democracy.

Don’t Mention Islamism: Deflection and Moral Posturing Rule in Germany

Each terrorist attack is followed by a coordinated effort from establishment voices to control the public narrative and deflect criticism of migration policies.

Establishment Is Panicking as Germany’s Firewall Crumbles

Desperate calls to ban the AfD show how scared mainstream parties are of populists—and by extension their voters.

COMMENTARY• Editors’ Picks

A Spectre Is Haunting Germany

The German establishment’s panic over Elon Musk reveals its true fear of the electorate.

Scholz Insults Voters—Germans Tell Government To ‘Get Lost’

German politics is now dominated by the collapse of the centre, a fact the weak establishment parties are determined to deny.

A Spectre Is Haunting Germany

COMMENTARY Editors’ Picks

A Spectre Is Haunting Germany

The German establishment’s panic over Elon Musk reveals its true fear of the electorate.

Sabine Beppler-Spahl

January 16, 2025

Scholz Insults Voters—Germans Tell Government To ‘Get Lost’

Scholz Insults Voters—Germans Tell Government To ‘Get Lost’

German politics is now dominated by the collapse of the centre, a fact the weak establishment parties are determined to deny.

Sabine Beppler-Spahl

January 6, 2025

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