As political crises go, the one Merkel has brought upon her country isn’t exactly a Weimar moment, or even a Trump-scale shock. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. View all New York Times newsletters. Indeed, all the high-level agita surrounding Germany’s political crisis — good heavens, not a minority government! — suggests a basic deficiency of elite imagination that will be one of the things that brings down the liberal order if it does eventually fall.

Source: New York Times November 22, 2017 10:46 UTC