The Mystery of Angela Merkel

In this episode, Christopher Caldwell joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent piece, “Merkel’s Country” from the March 2025 issue of the magazine.

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Image by Raimond Spekking, licensed via Creative Commons, Image Cropped.

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