Wolfgang Wodarg | COMMENTARY #53

What is astroturfing? Wolfgang Wodarg, MD, German internist, pulmonologist, social medicine doctor and doctor for hygiene and environmental medicine, talks aboout lobbying, and about how artificial grassroots movements are created. Wodarg was the head of a health department for many years, as well as a member of the German Parliament and a member of the…

Mattias Desmet | COMMENTARY #52

What is the difference between a classical dictatorship and totalitarianism? Mattias Desmet, professor of clinical psychology, defines totalitarianism, explains how it distinguishes from a classical dictatorship and what happens if the opposition is destroyed. COMMENTARY #49 COMMENTARY #48 COMMENTARY #47

Wolfgang Wodarg | COMMENTARY #51

Why is our research in trouble? Wolfgang Wodarg, MD, German internist, pulmonologist, social medicine doctor and doctor for hygiene and environmental medicine, explains the conflicts of interest in science. He illustrates the consequences of not publishing undesirable studies, particularly in the case of drug testing. Wodarg was the head of a health department for many…

Kollateral, Max Otte

The Candidate | KOLLATERAL

Professor Dr. Max Otte is an economist, entrepreneur and publicist. A member of the CDU for decades, he has been Chairman of the Union of Values since 2021. Then he is proposed by the “wrong” party as a candidate for the office of Federal President. Friends distance themselves. Publishers take his books out of their…