Und was kommt jetzt?
Der Abstieg der einst stolzen deutschen Sozialdemokratie ist ein Befund der niemandem gleichgültig sein kann, bedroht er doch die Demokratie als Ganzes. Auch ich werde mich in der nächsten Zeit der siechenden Jubilarin ausführlich widmen.
Voting – essential part of democracy (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I came across recently few articles that identified a crisis of democracy. Some commentators argue that democracy is already a thing of the past and that the Chinese model (which combines an authoritarian political structure with a 19th-century-type capitalism) is the way forward. I will discuss here in the following weeks a number of different aspects to this question. I will take Germany as an example. We start off today with some general considerations. Continue reading
T.H. White
“The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking like cowards.”
May 29, 1906: Born in Bombay to British parents, T.H. White’s novels, including The Sword in the Stone, popularized the Arthurian legend and were a strong influence on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.
via David McWilliams: The EUR 44m May miracle
Articles by David McWilliams are always a good read for people interested in economics in general and/or in the Irish economy in particular. His latest post lets us in on the secrets of the EUR 44m May miracle (May is the period in which catholic kids in Ireland have their First Holy Communion) and what it means to the local economy (from the obligatory bouncy castle to mummy’s hairs).
On Sunday and Monday local elections were held in Italy. It was the first big occasion to measure the political temperature since the general elections in February. In my view the two most significant developments in Rome’s voting (and maybe a sign for things to come also on the national level) were: Continue reading
Czerulf's Thoughts 