Steinmeier remembered Weimar. Admitting one's mistakes is only the beginning Hitler's path to power was paved by those who hoped to control him. This is worth remembering today, as German leaders warn of the danger of repeating the fate of Weimar. October 3, 2026, Bremen, German Unity Day. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke of the First German Republic—demagoguery, radicalization, and dwindling trust in democratic procedures. And in this analogy, I'm not interested in the voter. What does it demand of the government itself? The price of recognition Steinmeier suggested considering what the federal and state governments had missed over the decades—and why citizens were turning away from politics. Economic upheavals. Unemployment. East Germans, of whom there are s... Read more>>>