Column: Washington, DC: Die, Dad

July 28, 2025, 1:48 PM |

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Only the really good comedians get into trouble with those who ridicule them: protests in New York after CBS announced it was canceling Stephen Colbert's — Only the truly good comedians get into trouble with those who ridicule them: Protests in New York after CBS announced it was canceling Stephen Colbert's "Late Show." (Photo: Ryan Murphy/Reuters)

American television humor is better and harder-edged than German humor, as every late-night show in the fight against Donald Trump proves. But does this rub off on four-year-olds?

ByHilmar Klute

The kindergarten our twins attend doesn't offer lunch. Instead, they stock large boxes of potato chips, which they give the children twice a day as snacks. These snacks have the potential to make the lunch boxes we put their daily Prenzlauer Berg food in unappealing.