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#36: The Art of Complaining
Dear reader,
Jul 5
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Maurice Frank
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Noelle Ponasik
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June 2026
#35: A flag with complications
With Germany into the second round of the World Cup, the flags are popping up on cars and balconies.
Jun 28
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Maurice Frank
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#34: Can Germany take the heat?
It's getting hotter and we're not really prepared
Jun 20
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Maurice Frank
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#33: The madness of Höcke: German-speaking Americans and German-speaking Germans
Before we get into it, I’d like to thank my sponsor, Get the Flat. More from them below…
Jun 13
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Maurice Frank
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#32: Toxic car culture
Deaths causes by illegal racing up are at an all-time high in Germany
Jun 7
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Maurice Frank
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May 2026
#31: Things I still love about Germany
In a speech earlier this month, Friedrich Merz said: “Even the strongest society cannot withstand constant doom and gloom 24/7 without eventually…
May 31
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Maurice Frank
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#30: Notes on German bureaucracy
It's worse than you think...
May 24
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Maurice Frank
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#29: How broken is Germany?
This week, I interviewed Chris Reiter, the co-author of Broken Republik
May 17
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Maurice Frank
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#28: Taxes down?
The coalition wants to lower taxes. But for whom?
May 9
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Maurice Frank
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#27: Can Merz fix Germany?
The government wants to pass major reforms and cuts by the summer. This week: healthcare
May 2
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Maurice Frank
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April 2026
#26: Germany's energy mess
High prices, failed climate targets. How did we get here?
Apr 18
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Maurice Frank
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#25: Merz's reactionary culture guy: Wolfram Weimer
First in a series: Germans you've never heard of but should probably know about
Apr 11
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Josh Axelrod
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