Germany on Hold, personally signed by Rainer Wendt

Our country can do a lot, but politics achieves too little. Whether it's administration, digitalization, pensions, or the economy: bold reforms are nowhere to be seen, only party squabbles, vanities, ideologies, and dilettantism. There's no shortage of slogans, but a lack of action and results.

In Germany, it's long past five to twelve. For decades, our country has been neglected, structures have decayed, education is crumbling just like our bridges and roads, social systems are on the verge of collapse, and the migration turnaround is fiercely resisted. Courts waver between jurisprudence and politics; the people feel left behind.

A country in a holding pattern is on its way to being sidelined. Whether Germany finds its way back into the fast lane is uncertain. Frank Henkel and Rainer Wendt have scrutinized the government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz and show why Germany cannot afford a holding pattern if it doesn't want to end up on the sidings of history.

The authors analyze relentlessly and spare no one. It's not just about the Chancellor, but primarily about him. Germany must not become an NGO state, a judge state, or a party state; all state power derives from the people. The Basic Law is the standard if we want to regain and secure freedom and prosperity.