In een zoektocht naar universele basisprincipes, mijn eerste studie-object: Oud-premier Van Agt.
The Trump Doctrine #5: Trumpism, one year in
Trumpism, a combination of absurdism, laughter, and actual fearing and loathing.
To Mourn what is lost, to Protect what is left
It was the mourning of loss that we had to deal with when an image of a thriving West and the prospect of the first female US President withered away.
Lodewijk Asscher, you up? (DUTCH)
Een ode aan het compromis.
Humanitarianism, a double-edged sword
The United States uses the fundamental principles of humanitarianism to bully smaller states in converting their economies to be dependent on foreign industries.
The Trump Doctrine #3: NATO’s future insecure in the age of populism
Whether President Trump likes it or not, NATO is still very much involved in US foreign policy in forms where it has become more and more difficult, politically, to defend US military action overseas.
“It’s the Dutch identity, stupid!”
Critical analysis of the 2017 Netherlands Parliamentary election results
Politieke verdeeldheid overbruggen (DUTCH)
Binnen de VVD heerst er verdeeldheid over de implementering van de door Vera Bergkamp (D66) voorgestelde wietwet.
The Trump Doctrine #2: the War on Expert-Opinion
Commercial advertising media, however this may conflict with the term used in this article, have a responsibility to fulfill. If the public does not get sufficient access to the knowledge of society’s experts, people’s worldview will remain shallow and their opinions on important matter unsubstantiated.
Wij hebben er zin in (DUTCH)
Lees hier de vijf hoofdredenen waarom ik op D66 stem.
The Trump Doctrine #1
I’ve been covering President Donald Trump a lot. There are actually a couple of reasons for this: First, let’s face it, he’s comedy gold. Second, and most importantly, Trump campaigned on an anti-establishment message, promising the Republican far-right electorate stuff what the Tea Party was unable to do during the Obama-years. Therefore, from the start,…
Nederland, dit zijn de voel-feiten (DUTCH)
Waarom wij ‘denken’ dat hetgeen wij kennen juist is en waarom wij ‘weten’ dat de andere kant het verkeerd heeft.