Politiek Verzet In Nederland
Niemand ontkomt eraan – het is crisis. Niet alleen in Nederland, maar de gehele Westerse wereld wordt door deze economische crisis geaffecteerd. Wat in 2008 begon als een door ongezonde...
Category: Politics
RANT: FYRA and the Dutch ‘Poldermodel’
A few weeks ago, the new high-speed train connection between Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, Rotterdam and Breda (and a possibility to take you to Antwerpen and Brussel) called ‘FYRA’ made its...
Palestine recognized by UN as State, what now?
Late last night, news broke that Palestine has received a majority in the UN (138 for, 9 against, 41 abstained votes), implicitly recognizing it as a proper state and as...
LIVEBLOG: Dutch Elections 2012
Today is election day in Holland. The first results are turning up, and I’ll be liveblogging the whole event. The big question is Europe, yes or no. Do we send...
TV REVIEW: The Newsroom (episode 1)
I’ve awaited ‘The Newsroom’, HBO’s new drama series from the mind of Aaron Sorkin, for a long time. I even wrote a preview for it nearly two months ago. After much waiting, the first...
G500; Undermining the Principles of Democracy Since Today
One of my classmates, Sywert van Lienden, proposed a system where 500 enthusiastic, politically engaged adolescents would join every large political party in order to change their policies from within....
The Fourth Power: Media’s Role in Politics
Let’s go for something different now, a change of pace. Something serious. Being a Political Science major, I (have to) read a lot of political themed literature. Not all of...
ACTA, what is it, and what will it do?
There’s something brewing in international politics. Governments are seeking possibilities to limit out freedom. In the USA, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) have luckily been...
