A blog by Leon Oudejans
Is de latrelatie een ramp voor huizenmarkt? (de Volkskrant)
Intro LO: Op 5 oktober 2022 schreef deze journalist een soortgelijk artikel: Kent Nederland een huizentekort of een singlesoverschot? Zie ook mijn overeenkomstige overeenkomstige blog. Medio januari 2025 verscheen een soortgelijk Trouw artikel: Woningtekort? Niet...
Are the tables turning for America?
Intro LO: This rather unbiased article, in the English version of the Spanish newspaper El Pais, addresses my first curiosity topic - Why Beijing Thinks It Can Beat Trump - as noted in my recent blog. I suppose that Barry Eichengreen is rather convincing in his El...
Inspiration and its source dimensions
My writing is based on my inspiration. The source of that inspiration is (an) unknown to me. In my view, its source dimension(s) might be related to (my) individual, collective or universal consciousness, which is also known as panpsychism (eg, Britannica, IEP,...
Rethinking the world without the US
Quite possibly, the opinion in Le Monde (see below) by French economist Thomas Piketty is wishful thinking. Nevertheless, I agree with its title: Rethinking the world without the US. In my view, Thomas Piketty uses (his) facts to promote his ideology in writing. In my...
The west’s shameful silence on Gaza (FT)
Intro LO: Am I ashamed of my silence on Gaza?? No. I'm not willing to make a choice between two parties that are both guilty. It might be tempting to view the sequence in time as relevant (eg, 2023, 1947/1948 (UN), or even 1855 BC). In my view, It's not. It might also...
Elk land krijgt de leider die het verdient?!
In 1811 schreef Joseph de Maistre (o.a. filosoof) het volgende: "Toute nation a le gouvernement qu'elle mérite." Zijn opmerking betrof toen de "nieuwe Russische constitutionele wetgeving". Heden gebruiken we zijn opmerking nog steeds. Zie ook mijn blogs van...
Sex sells
In 2017 and in 2020, I published two similar articles: Fear sells. Advertising used to be “famous” for its Sex sells slogans: "Sex appeal in advertising is a common tactic employed to promote products and services." (Wiki) Below is an interesting...
Do human options leave us a/no choice?
Recently, I was kind of invited to visit a friend. I viewed that "invitation" as an option; not as my commitment. Later, I was called and reminded of that invitation. I told that I had viewed it as an option. My friend told me that I was right about the invitation...
Zero-sum games
I suppose that people would view a break-up (eg, agreement, businesses, divorce, friendship, relationship) as the result of someone who is winning and someone who is losing. However, some break-ups will either result in two winners or in two losers. Real-life is...
American economy 2025 onwards
Last week, it became clear that the American economy had slightly declined in the first quarter of 2025. No surprise given the "100 days of chaos" (eg, FT, NPR). The Wall Street Journal gave a good explanation for the (annualized) 0.3% decline: "The U.S. economy...
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