Let’s hit the road, Peer

Germany’s new coalition government may be backing away from many reforms. But it’s not afraid to take on the nation’s car lovers, it seems. Peer Steinbrueck, finance minister designate, has said he may consider selling off part of the nation’s 12,000km network of Autobahns, or motorways. To do so in the land of BMW, Porsche and Mercedes might seem like political folly. After all, Germany’s Autobahns, famous for having no speed limits, are enormously popular. Around one in every three kilometers...