A blog by Fabian Thieser about building things — software, writing, ideas. Even the small ones.https://buildinganyway.com/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/turning-the-ship/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/turning-the-ship/Part 6 of the Merz series — a constructive outlook on what the government needs to change.Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/sport/money-has-four-letters/https://buildinganyway.com/en/sport/money-has-four-letters/Bayern lose 6–5 to PSG, Couch-Lock on a barstool in Munich's Lenbachviertel, the next morning a hollow march across a cloudy half-dead city — and at the end the question of what UEFA actually still is, when Polymarket treats the fans more honestly than UEFA does.Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/transatlantic-balancing-act/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/transatlantic-balancing-act/CDU/CSU and SPD grapple with the course towards Trump — between handshake and dissent, NATO loyalty and European emancipation.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/perspectives/soeren-runs-marathon/https://buildinganyway.com/en/perspectives/soeren-runs-marathon/Eight weeks of prep, no plan, no doubt. About a friend who just goes for it — and why that's more than a running strategy.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/eleven-months-chancellor-merz/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/eleven-months-chancellor-merz/Big promises, sobering results — an interim assessment between historic rearmament and structural stagnation.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/climate-policy-in-reverse/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/climate-policy-in-reverse/Environment Minister Schneider between coalition loyalty and climate law — why the 2026 climate program fails its own test.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/perspectives/life-is-a-breath/https://buildinganyway.com/en/perspectives/life-is-a-breath/A feuilleton essay on Oscar Niemeyer, Fellini's sweet life, and a night in Munich's Glockenbachviertel that felt like a movie.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/tutorial-merz-fire-katharina-reiche/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/tutorial-merz-fire-katharina-reiche/Katharina Reiche — Germany's Economics Minister, her lobby career, revolving door politics: A satirical essay about Germany's most controversial minister. With sources.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/reform-gridlock/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/reform-gridlock/Merz vs. Klingbeil — supply-side economics versus redistribution. Why CDU and SPD are blocking each other.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/the-boardroom-chancellor/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/the-boardroom-chancellor/Friedrich Merz governs like a supervisory board chairman — overseeing, delegating, without a project of his own. An analysis of biography and governing style.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/one-year-chancellor-merz/https://buildinganyway.com/en/politics/one-year-chancellor-merz/A six-part series on the anniversary of his inauguration — every Wednesday starting April 1.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://buildinganyway.com/en/perspectives/what-tom-scott-knew/https://buildinganyway.com/en/perspectives/what-tom-scott-knew/On vibe coding, AI, and why Tom Scott was right in 2020 about an audience of one.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT