In a new era, the Eastern dictatorships of Russia and China compete with Western democratic civil societies. The West is clearly superior both economically and militarily, but only if it stands together.

Those who restrict the investment universe - and who, moreover, do so in numerous companies and on the instructions of state authorities - must pay a price for their virtuousness in the form of lower returns.

So now Vladimir Putin has made real what US President Joe Biden has been predicting for some time: The invasion of Ukraine. Here are a few preliminary thoughts.

Social ills are blamed on the capitalist economic order, and the state is therefore supposed to steer it and protect its citizens from all risks

World domination requires the will to power - and in a different way than Friedrich Nietzsche understood it. Religion can play an important role in this. But what happens when it fades?

The cause of the financialization of the economy lies in the low interest rate policy of the central banks. This is shown in a new study by the McKinsey Global Institute.