Danger from all sides

The liberal constitutional state is threatened by dull right-wing radicals and hysterical leftists. The "foreign" is fought instead of dealing with it. It can become fear and anxiety.

This commentary is from the column “Mayers Weltwirtschaft” (Mayer’s World Economy) which was published in the FAS (Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung) and is available online at www.faz.net (in German only).