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The Imminent End of the SPD Is Nothing To Deplore

Sabine Beppler-Spahl March 27, 2026

The party that was once—for better or worse—seen as a vehicle for popular representation has become an obstacle to democratic change.

War, Pacifism, and the Failure of German Political Leadership

Sabine Beppler-Spahl March 13, 2026

Over decades, Germany’s political elites have systematically undermined the very values that might inspire citizens to feel a stake in their country’s defence.

Berlin’s Blackouts: Dark Streets, Dim Management

Sabine Beppler-Spahl January 8, 2026

We Berliners now know what life without fossil fuels looks and feels like.

The EU’s Migration Plan Feels Like a Sick Joke

Lauren Smith December 12, 2025

What’s Brussels’s solution to mass migration? More migration, of course.

Hands of a man with a wedding ring reviewing ballots

Ireland Shows Europe’s Silenced Majority Spoiling for a Fight

Mick Hume October 30, 2025

The “staggering” number of spoilt votes in the Irish presidential election is another sign of the widening gap between the people and the EU elites.

Muslim and Migrant Fatigue

Rod Dreher October 23, 2025

What has become clear is that liberal democracy may not depend on shared ethnicity, but it absolutely depends on a shared culture.

Germany’s Reunification Anniversary: An Elite Retreat from the People

Sabine Beppler-Spahl October 9, 2025

Though Germany’s divisions appeared larger than ever on a day designed to commemorate unity, these divisions are not geographical but political, cultural, and social.

Tag: political elite

The Imminent End of the SPD Is Nothing To Deplore

War, Pacifism, and the Failure of German Political Leadership

Berlin’s Blackouts: Dark Streets, Dim Management

The EU’s Migration Plan Feels Like a Sick Joke

Ireland Shows Europe’s Silenced Majority Spoiling for a Fight

Muslim and Migrant Fatigue

Germany’s Reunification Anniversary: An Elite Retreat from the People

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