Making a U turn is never easy for political leaders, but elections do provide an opportunity for a policy change.

The linguistic turn was a major development in Western philosophy during the early 20th century, the most important characteristic of which is the focusing of philosophy and the other humanities primarily on the relationship between philosophy and language.

Making a U turn is never easy for political leaders, but elections do provide an opportunity for a policy change. The best way to make one would be for Merkel s next government to appoint an independent expert commission to evaluate the alternatives, without regard to the prevailing taboos.