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 2024-11-04, 2024-11-07 en 2024-11-08. Waarom zou het eigenlijk waar zijn dat elk land de regering / leider...
In March 2018, I wrote about the simplicity bias, part-1 to part-5. It took me some months before I realised everything is getting more complex (eg, in life, nature, universe). In September 2018, I started writing on the complexity bias (1). Many episodes followed (eg, part-14 in 2024). Today, starts part-15. Early April 2025, Quanta published this article: Why...
Recently, I heard Trump (on TV) warning Europe and China about their (future) economic cooperation. That is quite ironic because he clearly prefers competition over cooperation. I suppose he also “forgot” about the ancient proverb: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Nevertheless, recent European (and Chinese) communications do indeed suggest the possibility of...
“Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed President Trump last year, is offering a stark warning about the risks of the White House’s tariff plans, arguing they could cause the economy to collapse while hurting Trump supporters the most.” (the Hill, 7 April 2025) Seriously?? We did not know ?!?! His phrase is a reminder of the German saying: wir...
Intro LO: In veel opzichten komt Trump inderdaad over als een dreinende, stampende kleuter. Echter, dat is zijn pose waardoor tegenstanders hem steeds zullen onderschatten. Trump is slim slecht en allesbehalve een kleuter. Waarom? Trump is voorspelbaar in zijn voortdurende onvoorspelbaarheid. Dit duidt op een intentie, naast de bijbehorende woorden en daden. Vandaar...
Recently, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (ie, Kaja Kallas) claimed that “The free world needs a new leader”, following Trump’s Oval Office clash with the Ukrainian president (eg, Independent). Perhaps, she referred to the EU as that new leader (Who). Her timing (When) is remarkable because Trump is old (b.1946) and in his second...
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