Storming the Gates of Europe

Thousands of young Moroccans storm the old Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, wanting into the EU. The day before, Morocco's king pardoned 1,788 convicts. It looks very coordinated, but coordinated by whom?

also: German

If »Free Refill« Goes Under, the Nation Goes Under

There was a time when you could refill your soda for free in the fast-food restaurants of the West. It is being abolished, bit by bit, worldwide. It is a sign that something valuable is being lost.

also: German

The Man Is Unwanted

The Man Is Unwanted

A Gillette commercial from the '80s comes across today like »far-right propaganda« – yet all it shows is men who want to be men (and fathers). It is a distant, better world – one that was systematically destroyed.

also: German, Spanish

Through my most grievous fault

Little is more painful than publicly confessing one's own failure. And little is so cleansing, so liberating — so important. (But who dares do that. It makes one vulnerable!)

also: German

Introíbo ad altáre Dei

Introíbo ad altáre Dei

It was four Latin words, cut in 1965, and the West began to slide downhill. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little. But if so, the decline and the cut at least shared a common cause.

also: German

By what power or by what name

It is remarkable how aggressive some people become when you profess Christianity in public today. Say, by a public sign of the cross. You know the one: In the name of …

also: German