Author: Daniel Lüchow

  • In Times of Fear

    In Times of Fear

    Donald Trump’s election as the new president of the United States of America sent shockwaves through the whole world. Some called it the US’ Brexit… to the power of ten. Again, the (lower) middle class has given the political and financial elites the finger [1]. This protest vote exemplifies just how deep the divide in…

  • TTIP and CETA – Myths Debunked

    TTIP and CETA – Myths Debunked

    90,000 protesters in Hanover (Germany) expressed their displeasure and discomfort with the secret negotiations about TTIP and CETA, when Obama visited the city in April. 250,000 had preceded them last October in Berlin. Meanwhile more than 3.45 million people have signed the online petition Stop TTIP – I am one of them. On Monday, 2…

  • Why the Brussels Attacks Call for More Europe

    Why the Brussels Attacks Call for More Europe

    As every European, I am deeply shocked about the Brussels terror attacks that struck at the heart of Europe last Tuesday. This first major attack on European ground in 2016 and one of the sadly already numerous attacks worldwide this year has affected me all the more, as it’s not so long ago that I…

  • Reflex-Based Politics is Bad Politics

    Reflex-Based Politics is Bad Politics

    Do you know who is Prime Minister of the State Saxony? Probably not. Stanislaw Tillich was fairly unknown outside Germany until recently, and even within Germany very few people had ever heard of him. Saxony has recently hit the headlines as being a hotspot for German xenophobia with the highest number of xenophobic attacks on…