CDU later? Germany’s topsy-turvy election

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<p>The party of Angela Merkel, the outgoing chancellor, is flailing in polls. We ask why the race has been <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/the-social-democrats-surge-upends-germanys-election-campaign/21803922?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">so unpredictable</a> and what outcomes now seem probable. In America, obtaining a kit to make an untraceable firearm takes just a few clicks; we examine efforts to close a dangerous <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/08/07/taking-aim-at-ghost-guns?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">legal loophole</a>. And as sensitivities change, so do some <a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/in-a-febrile-digital-age-musicians-are-changing-their-names/21803600?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bands’ names</a>. </p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>