Drang nach Osten

Herewith the pivotal quote from the recent Agoraphilia post, Is Prosperity Morally Irrelevant?:

Ye gods. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard someone seriously defending East Germany.

Whereupon Agoraphilia mixes it up with Crooked Timber (ja) and Marginal Revolution (nein).

Viel Spaß und alles Gute!