By Bernd Timmerman, historian and sociologist We live in emotional times. The fact that we remember the funeral of Andre Hazes and the death of Lady Di as well as the first steps on the moon or of the child is typical of a searching society. A modern world where the individual is central and […]
Peter-Vincent Schuld At the time, it was only a limited number of years ago that the communist Eastern Bloc had fallen apart and the countries that were once part of the Warsaw Pact became accessible to Westerners. Old worlds that had remained closed for decades were reopened and more easily accessible. I could not have […]
By Peter-Vincent Schuld If you are ever bored of your terracotta pots and other earthenware knick-knacks from the Xenos or the Oxfam World Shop and you want some variety, then go to China. It’s not that far. To be precise, the famous Terracotta Army that is located between the Chinese city of Xi’an and Mount […]
By Peter-Vincent Schuld We are located in the rustic town of Zichem, a village with a rich history in Flemish Brabant. Located between the religious bastions of the nearby Abbey of Averbode and the pilgrimage site of Scherpenheuvel. Sitting across from me is a man whose face is scarred by the death of his supporter […]
By Peter-Vincent Schuld In far too many European cities, ambulances and hearses carrying the often mutilated victims drove away from the places where Islamic terrorists carried out their attacks in a degrading manner. It does not detract from the journalistic independence of your reporter to label these facts as disgusting and purely deranged murderousness. One […]
By Peter-Vincent Schuld Your memory will function better than an elephant’s only once, only once. When? If you’ve ever had a cuddle with a baby elephant’s trunk. It happened to your reporter and he never forgot it. With him many others who have had the honor of receiving a hug from these special and very […]
By Bernd Timmerman, historian and sociologist When you think of climate sceptics, the first thing that comes to mind is people who claim with a smooth face that the sun revolves around the earth. They see what they want to see. This is also the case with the climate. While most of the science-based evidence […]
by Peter-Vincent Schuld The credit crisis, massive flows of migrants, Greece’s debt problems and meddling in national regulations. It is a constant concern for the citizens of the European Union, and the citizens of Europe continue to grumble In the Netherlands, the European Constitution was successively consigned to the shredder in referendums and a few […]
Door Peter-Vincent Schuld Het mag met de economie goed lijken te gaan. Toch liggen er voortdurend disrupties op de loer die het bedrijfsleven hard kunnen treffen. Terreurdreiging, onafhankelijkheidswensen van regio’s. maar ook mismanagement doen gevestigde ondernemingen in het bedrijfsleven hard op hun grondvesten trillen en soms laten kieperen. Er is niet veel voor nodig om een […]
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