Freedom is what counts

The liberal constitutional state enjoys little respect in Germany. Abstract prohibitions are increasingly turning into concrete commandments. Our MPs could change this - if they wanted to.

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).