A Hymn to the Rechtsstaat
On the busting of myths, the rottenness of Denmark and other constitutionalist examples of not singing along
Articles for author: Maximilian Steinbeis
Bavarian Krampf
On the cross, the kippah and other constitutional and unconstitutional uses of religious symbols to make refugees feel bad.
The Good Thing about Being German
On not bombing Syria, not saving Europe and other con- and destitutional opportunities to feel smug about ourselves.
To Pick an Argument
About courtesy, courts and other catalysts of constitutional combativeness.
Piercing the Second Reality
On legal monsters and monstrous lawyers and other gothic tales of contemporary constitutionalism
Having the Pudding and Eating It
On empty bowls, full mouths and other cases of distitutional crapulence.
A Whiff of Thuggery
On white papers, dark arts and other matters of different degrees of constitutional shadiness.
Rise together, fall together
On Turkish coffee, Western spaghetti and other treats and mistreatments of constitutional relevance.
Italian Conditions
On staying uncompromised, staying neutral and other matters of constitutional purity and putrification.
Wo für Straßburg der Spaß aufhört
Spiegeleier auf der Flamme des Grabmals des Unbekannten Soldaten braten ist eine krasse Form des Protests – aber so krass, dass sie mit drei Jahren Gefängnis auf Bewährung bestraft werden darf, ohne die Meinungsfreiheit zu verletzen? In seinem Urteil Sinkova v. Ukraine zeigt sich der EGMR außerstande, satirischem Protest gegen staatliche Erinnerungspolitik den nötigen Spielraum zu verschaffen.
