The more the economy can control the rest of the world?

The more society settles on the lowest common denominator—on what everyone likes and finds acceptable—the more the economy can exert its control over the rest of the world. Is this a natural law of human coexistence or an economic dynamic of our own making? And if we settle for our metaphorically pure glass of water,…

Why is Joachim Rukwied president of the Farmers' Association?

He sits on Südzucker's supervisory board. Südzucker's goal is, logically, to buy sugar beet as cheaply as possible and sell the sugar produced at the highest price possible. Isn't that a conflict of interest? It's like making a supervisory board member of Tönnies or Aldi president. The more money the farmer has, or the larger…

Do you support a ban on targeted sugar advertising to children?

So, would you be in favor of banning sugary products from being used in advertising specifically aimed at children? I mean, if that applies to products with a certain amount of (added) sugar. So, if food xy has a sugar content of 5% or more, it's no longer allowed to be advertised to children? Or…