Following American election results (eg, New York City, New Jersey, Virginia), I doubt that Europeans can and/or will truly understand Americans. European socialism is dead, while European nationalism is surging. “Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York in a historic victory that will put an avowed democratic socialist — and the first Muslim...
The above phrase is from a recent SCMP article (on trade and EV tariffs). In and of itself, this phrase seems true. Once you reflect on the meaning of progress then things get fuzzy because progress is philosophical and one-directional. “Progress is movement towards a perceived refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. It is central to the philosophy...
Tot voor kort nam ik de Raad van State (RvS) nog vrij serieus. Ik ben echter blij dat minister Mona Keijzer dat niet langer doet en haar wetsvoorstel toch indient. De RvS argumentatie maakte nogal wat (negatieve) emotie bij mij los. De reactie van de minister was echter vrij mild: “Het advies van de Raad van State komt niet onverwachts. Toch is het van groot belang...
Onlangs publiceerde de Volkskrant deze email nieuwsbrief: Voorspelling: er komt een kabinet van ‘het midden’. Mijn inziens staat deze "voorspelling" gelijk aan een open deur want er zijn nauwelijks andere opties. Meer interessant was echter deze quote: ‘De linksige mens’ kon zich volgens hem ‘storen aan de gebezigde taal en de hufterigheid’ van het kabinet Schoof....
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 cartoon example: Source: TV Tropes A lot has changed since the previous century (eg, business, humour,...
Intro LO: Apparently, the Trump Administration fears that computers and mobile phones from Apple and Samsung will become too expensive for Trump voters - and themselves. The Bloomberg comment that these "exclusions [were] published late Friday" implies that this was - again - a deliberate move that was supposed to be overwhelmed by other news. In short, Big Tech...
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