<p>Kemi Badenoch, a black woman contestant in the ongoing search for Boris Johnson's replacement was recently endorsed by Britain First, a fascist party in Britain. What is this about?</p>

Kemi Badenoch and the rightwingers. Making sense of the bizzare phenomenon of black people supporting and being supported by racists and fascists.

The incredible parallels between the US and Germany when it comes to abortion laws

<p>Thoughts and reflections about abortion laws in Germany and how progressive the US really was prior to their supreme court striking down the laws legalizing abortions.</p>

Abortion laws in Germany expose how progressive the US Roe vs Wade  laws really were

Is it fair to demand for peace from the attacked?

German pacifists and the Ukraine question

The Britannica defines friendship as a "state of …

The Britannica defines friendship as a "state of enduring affection, esteem, intimacy, and trust between two people."
Is it possible to be friends with people you disagree with politically? Some people would say yes, but I have my reservations.
In this episode, I share my thoughts and reflections on why I think that this is not possible.

Is it possible to be friends with people you disagree with politically?

Whoopi Goldberg was this week suspended from 'The…

Whoopi Goldberg was this week suspended from 'The View', an American TV show because she said that the Holocaust was not about race. This issue is complicated, and it is disappointing to see the superficial outrage and the subsequent suspension of Whoopi Goldberg.

Why Whoopi Goldberg was right. The holocaust was not just about race.

Gil Olfarim's gift to anti-semites.

Why Gil Olfarim’s lie about being ordered to remove his Star of David chain is a tragedy not just to his fellow Jews but to all victims of discrimination

Thoughts and reflections on Germany's elections.

The most remarkable things about the just concluded German elections

German elections are not just unemotional but are…

German elections are not just unemotional but are a master class on how to do elections right.
When looked at from the prism of my birth country Kenya, one can only describe them as peculiar.

Crazy ways elections in Germany and Kenya differ

The Querdenker, the German equivalent of Qanon ha…

The Querdenker, the German equivalent of Qanon have been encouraging their followers to move to Africa. One of their leading lights, Bodo Schiffmann is at the forefront of encouraging the move to Tanzania. From Africa, they plan to fight to free Germans from Angela Merkel's "Corona dictatorship." 
What is this about?

Insights about living and working in Germany

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