After the thirteenth century a certain stream of intellectuals emphasized the main sources of the ancient world. This way back to the sources (ad fontes) was a diverse movement, which later on was subordinated under the label “Humanism.” As...

Contemporary discussions of science, technology, and ethics in Germany take place largely in the context of developments in the philosophy of technology. Although during much of the second half of the twentieth century philosophical discussion of...

This article is about the Germans as an ethnic group (unlike Ethnic German, which is the article on the German diaspora). For information on citizens of Germany, see demographics of Germany. For information on speakers of the language, see...

The Berlin Wall might have come down more than a decade ago but in terms of German beach protocol, it is still as potent and divisive as ever. The thing that is most likely to distinguish the West German beach babe from her counterpart...

My colleague in the opinion game, William Safire, recently wrote a column that has caused something of an international controversy. Regarding charges that a German firm helped Libya build an alleged poison gas installation, Safire said that the Germans, of all people, should stay...

Terrorism: How could Eva Haule, a Marxist terrorist, so easily manipulate German justice with only a handful of years in jail for the cold-blooded murder of a U.S. soldier? Not only is it a travesty, it's ominous for Germany.Without much fanfare, the high court in...

The German Defense Ministry said Tuesday that it has dismissed an instructor who told a soldier to imagine hostile blacks in New York's Bronx while firing a machine gun.The instructor was let go under a provision that permits the immediate dismissal of personnel who violate...