Tag: Column by Heribert Prantl
The secularization of society also has advantages for the churches – Opinion
Is the future of the Church melting away? Not necessarily. Secularization is an opportunity for its resurrection, it can even be a lesson. column by Heribert Prantl source site
Living and renting could become affordable again – opinion
column by Heribert Prantl In a year the celebrations to celebrate the Basic Law will begin; it will then be 75 years old, and much will be praised and glorified.…
State and citizens: the relationship of democracy to rest and unrest – Opinion
German democracy has never succeeded in turning concern, anger and protest into a reforming force. There is always an unsovereign fear of the sovereign, and has been for 175 years.…
Medicine: The market does not heal the sick
Revolution and counter-revolution in health care: why the rediscovery of the common good is so important in the clinics. source site
The climate movement is a blessing for democracy – Opinion
column by Heribert Prantl In a democracy nobody is infallible – not the Federal President, not the Parliament, not the Federal Constitutional Court either. The phrase “Roma locuta, Causa finita”…
Fortune: It’s time for a big justice check
The nobility is abolished. But the moneyed nobility lives and thrives. This is what inheritance tax law does: the larger the inheritance, the smaller the tax. source site
Citizens’ money is a re-entry into good social policy – opinion
column by Heribert Prantl The citizen income law is a good thing. Not only because it replaces the unspeakable term “Hartz IV” and all its corruptions, with which the unemployed…
More old people in the Bundestag – opinion
column by Heribert Prantl The population is aging, but the elderly are hardly represented in the Bundestag. They are becoming fewer and fewer in Parliament. One would like to see…
Politics: Dare more populism
… but the right one: Democratic populism helps against the growing right-wing extremism in Europe. source site
Protest: Quiet is not first civic duty
The basic right to demonstrate is a roller coaster basic right. In times of corona and inflation, it does not have a good reputation. But those who turn their noses…