Sabine Beppler-Spahl | The European Conservative

The Framing Problem: How Germany Talks About Homelessness

Sabine Beppler-Spahl May 22, 2026

For all the official rhetoric about caring for the poor, their interests have been sacrificed on the altar of energy-efficiency targets and green ideology.

God or No God in Our Constitution?

Sabine Beppler-Spahl May 8, 2026

Rather than lifting us out of our current political trench warfare, the dispute over a reference to God in the Saarland constitutional preamble merely illuminates it.

Culture Wars: When National Culture Is Viewed as a Threat

Sabine Beppler-Spahl May 6, 2026

Saxony-Anhalt’s AfD seeks healthy national pride through patriotic cultural policy. The establishment calls it fascism.

The Merz Affair and Germany’s War on Free Speech

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 24, 2026

In a democracy, citizens must have the right to express their frustration with those who govern them.

German Establishment Parties Plan Law Change To Prevent True Democracy

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 17, 2026

The effort to ‘AfD-proof’ Saxony-Anhalt is only the latest in a series of measures taken over recent months and years to weaken and marginalise the populists.

How One Former Migrant Exposed Germany’s Contempt for Free Speech

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 11, 2026

It is a telling sign of our times that a movement claiming to oppose racism relies so heavily on censorship.

Germany’s Protestant Church and the Seeds of a Religious Backlash

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 2, 2026

Because it is the religious Right that has been the most unapologetic defender of classical Christian values, church leaders now find it difficult to articulate those values at all.

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.

A Muslim preacher calls on Muslims to show themselves during a banned demonstration in support of Palestinians at Richardplatz, Neukölln, Berlin on October 11, 2023, four days after the October 7 Hamas pogrom in Israel.

Berlin’s Day of Intimidation

Sabine Beppler-Spahl March 20, 2026

The last thing Berlin needs is a day against Islamophobia—what it does need is better politicians.

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.

Tag: Sabine Beppler-Spahl

The Framing Problem: How Germany Talks About Homelessness

God or No God in Our Constitution?

Culture Wars: When National Culture Is Viewed as a Threat

The Merz Affair and Germany’s War on Free Speech

German Establishment Parties Plan Law Change To Prevent True Democracy

How One Former Migrant Exposed Germany’s Contempt for Free Speech

Germany’s Protestant Church and the Seeds of a Religious Backlash

The Imminent End of the SPD Is Nothing To Deplore

Berlin’s Day of Intimidation

War, Pacifism, and the Failure of German Political Leadership

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