Max von Kreyfelt is a well-known Dutch public figure. He is known as an independent thinker, opinion maker, and initiator of critical media platforms. He has played a key role in questioning power, ...

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I woke up today with the word “effortless” playing in my mind. I love effortless conversations where you’re allowed to be ...

Armenia has become the stage for intense diplomatic activity and symbolic statements ahead of this week’s visit to Yerevan by ...

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Western Europe slowly returns to the 1930s, where antisemitism was not only tolerated but also constantly being fueled.

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Despite claims in dozens of reports emerging from Iran regarding the exorbitant death toll of recent anti-government protests ...

I thought I’d do something different and talk about a lovely Warren Beatty movie from the good old days, Heaven Can Wait ...

For years, the asylum debate in the Netherlands has been characterised by tension and moral tension. Those who advocate for ...

Only someone like Guillermo del Toro could take a story that’s been done to death, not least by the Hammer horror people, and ...