I agree with this Financial Times heading and that is a problem. Over the years, I have learned that voters are emotional rather than rational - let alone logical and consistent. Hence, my expectation is that Geert Wilders (PVV) will - once again - win the 2025 Dutch general election. Most other Dutch political parties claim that they will not form a coalition...
Following my blog The definition of Life vs the Universe, a friend wrote: "Brilliant. I would rate this as one of your best Leon. I think this chapter marks a turning point in your how your analytical mind is expressing conviction". My reply: "The turning point might actually be that I've reached some kind of Finish line." I added some further thoughts: "It hardly...
Recently, I asked a friend about his tips for my thought provoking topics. He said: "How about AI and Faith". That put me on my wrong foot because Faith is - in my view - a human belief in a divine love a.k.a. agape. In his view, Faith is about (unlimited) trust. I can relate to misplaced trust following an incident. Recently, I made a Google query. The Dutch Google...
A recent Axios Technology alert (see below) was no surprise (to me) because trust between humans is essential is nearly every issue, like in business, family, friendship, relationship, school, sport, and at work. Those issues are - ultimately - about competition versus cooperation. Human trust is about known knowns (eg, history, knowledge), known unknowns (ie,...
“The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner.” (AP, 27 January 2025). Trump’s psychological game is also known as game of chicken. Its essence is simple: who will...
Introduction LO: This Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article (see below) was written before the recent decision of the liberal-left Canadian Prime Minister to resign. His resignation is further evidence of the validity of this WSJ article. In my view, the pendulum in Politics used to be between conservatives (“Right”) and Labour (“Left”) until about 1980. Growing wealth...
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