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More Than Just Profit? (Part 1): Regulation and the DACH Model
Part 1 of a two-part report: how Corporate Social Responsibility became a legal duty in the DACH region — and what sets German business culture apart.
German Federalism: Structure, Strengths, and Reform Debates
A structured report on how power is divided between Germany's federal government and its sixteen states, the system's strengths, and the reform debates it now faces.
Twilight of the Experts: On the Waning Trust in Science
Never has scientific knowledge been so available — and never has trust in research been so contested.
The Foreign Correspondent (Part 1): A Broadcaster With a Mandate
A foreign correspondent based in Germany takes a first, admiring-but-baffled look at how deeply public broadcasting is woven into the country's constitutional order.
On the Luxury of Boredom
An essay on the disappearance of boredom in the smartphone age — and why we might be worse off without it.
The Instruction Manual: Germany's Underrated Literary Genre
A feuilleton essay elevates the humble instruction manual to literary status -- and finds, beneath the irony, a real case for its fussy thoroughness.
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