From the variety of his publications, which also brought him three dozen lawsuits, Werner Rügemer summarizes a selection here. It is not only about the major questions in the transatlantic relationship, but also about what is happening in cities, churches, companies, financial oases, streets, courtrooms, administrations, and editorial offices – or in the realms of art, music, and literature. Some aspects of the denied history of the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States of America, and a few things from Cologne, the author's coincidental hometown, come to light. Rügemer sees his book as a counterpoint to professional memory production and power-supported disinformation. These backstories of the present also concern the shaping of future developments. "They should address the sore points of a regime.".