Social issues

The European Union’s contracts with Moderna

A business model with socialised risk and privatised profit

by Peter F. Mayer*

(2 October 2026) (CH-S) Whilst footballers are dragged into the public spotlight and condemned without being asked, it takes a great deal of perseverance to bring to light facts that are far more significant to the public than the behaviour of footballers.

It seems that this approach is also intended to make it clear to every last citizen that absolute obedience will be required in the event of the next pandemic. – The following article outlines the European Commission’s approach in connection with the authorisation of the Covid vaccines.

Careless and wrong

The supposedly beneficial early introduction to digital technology has disastrous consequences for children

by Michael Felten*

(18 September 2026) What Karl Valentin once said about art in general also applies to the art of being a father or mother: it is wonderful, but it also involves a great deal of work. On World Parents’ Day – for which the UN has designated 1 June since 2012 – we could thank all young mothers and fathers for their vital daily care and efforts. And we should be aware of one of the enormous challenges facing parents today: dealing sensibly with digital media – with young children, with adolescents, and not least with adults – with ourselves.

The destruction of Western cultural heritage?

Book destruction – Several AI tech giants are said to be involved

by the editorial team at freiewelt.net

(4 September 2026) Various AI companies are buying up and destroying millions of books, including historical works from the 18th and 19th centuries. What originally came to light at “Anthropic” is reportedly also the case at various other AI tech giants.

Writing by hand changes our brains in a unique way

by Ihtesham Ali*

(28 August 2026) A Norwegian neuroscientist spent 20 years proving that the act of writing by hand changes the human brain in ways typing physically cannot, and almost nobody outside her field has read the paper.

World-leading expert warns: He can no longer detect AI videos

by Frank Bergman*

(21 August 2026) One of the world’s leading digital forensics experts is sounding the alarm after admitting that artificial intelligence (AI) has become so powerful that even seasoned specialists can no longer reliably tell what is real and what is fake.
Commentary

Switzerland – where to?

Germany ready for war again – 80 years after Nuremberg

by Thomas Scherr*

(21 August 2026) Opinions about “Russia” and “Putin” are shaped by the media and mass psychology. Everyone now “knows” what they are supposed to think.

In Germany, public sentiment is – once again – being whipped up to the point of war hysteria. Top-down. “Putin is on the verge of reaching Berlin”. It is not the level-headed voices, but the hysterical ones that are being echoed in the media. This is exactly what has happened before… It smells of war.