Book Presentation & Discussion with Julian Heißler, Berlin | As part of the "American Rodeo" series

The deeply rooted entanglement of money and power is a legacy that has existed since the founding of the USA and is part of the DNA of the world’s most powerful nation. This book illuminates how the super-rich, from the founding fathers to Elon Musk and Co., influence American politics, while at the same time endangering democracy not only in the USA but worldwide. Despite numerous attempts at reform, the power of money has been growing unstoppably since Trump’s re-election. Will the world’s oldest democracy succeed in breaking the power of the oligarchs and preserving its fundamental democratic values? A captivating insight into the essence of America and the future of this divided nation.

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Julian Heißler

Julian Heißler, born in 1983, was the US correspondent for WirtschaftsWoche in Washington, DC from 2018 to 2025. Previously, he wrote in Berlin for media such as tagesschau.de about German federal politics. He studied journalism and communication science, political science and philosophy at the Free University of Berlin and completed the Master's program in journalism at the Hamburg Media School.

€12 / €10 (CSH members | Students | University students) Tickets via Rombach bookstore

German

Buchhandlung Rombach, Bertoldstr. 10, 79098 Freiburg

Thursday, 9.10.2025 | 19:30 – 20:30 Uhr

Organizer: Carl-Schurz-Haus | In Kooperation mit der Buchhandlung Rombach

Copyright: Cover: Piper Verlag | Portrait: Chris Sorensen