The neoliberals sold us a great lie — It has soon been a year since I returned to Germany. As a result of my move, I had to reinvest in quite a few things. You know, like office equipment, furniture, that sort of thing you need when you move to a new country. I live in a soviet-style…

But sometimes I still fail at it — This week, I celebrate my second anniversary. That’s right. I started seeing a therapist for the first time 2 years ago. The most important takeaway from my sessions? The importance of self-love and how I sucked at it when I started. I have come a long way since I started…

The reckoning is coming. Whether we want it or not. — In the western world, we have held a long philosophical tradition. It is the idea, that we are not separate from nature. Instead, the guiding philosophy has been that we are above nature. We believed that we can control it. We had a strong belief, that we could bend natural…

Do you seriously want us to keep believing, that the U.S. is a democratic and modern country? — In the media, we often see claims that the U.S. is the leader of the free world. I do not know whether I should laugh, or cry. Those claims are extremely far away from reality. The U.S. is in fact a fascist state. Children, who cannot go to school without…

It is a real threat to democracy — If you are reading any of my writings, then you should have little doubt about where I take my political stand. On a traditional left-right scale, I would be far to the left. So far, so unsurprising. But here is the thing. I have a lot of issues with the…

When workers insist on getting a better deal, capitalists always want the state to intervene. — Capitalism is full of curious contradictions. For instance, capitalists think that the state should not intervene in the markets. Except when it comes to the labor market. The Biden administration provides the latest example. They legislated that railroad workers should just suck it up when they are ill. This is…

Western morality is good. Western double morality is twice as good — The Football world cup in Qatar has officially begun. Once again, our media floods our screens with euphoria about it. Sure there is a bit of criticism here and there. Yes, there are some minor issues with LGBTQ+ rights. And sure, the occasional migrant worker gave his life for this…

Because the centrists and the left conspired to abandon the disenfranchised — These days, our western media are totally up in arms. They write about how there was no red wave during the US midterm elections. On the surface of it, it looks to be true. It seems that in the U.S. at least, the fascists have stopped advancing for a bit…

Time for some really shameless self-promo — Math is a tricky subject. I see it as a subject, where every competency is stacked tightly on top of each other. More so, than in most other subjects. This means that it has grave consequences if students fail to learn critical competencies early on. I have discovered, that maths…