The Living Dead (1): Victor Hugo – “The Last Day Of A Condemned Man”

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] Even the best and worst days of your life have one thing in common: they are 24-hours-long. – Anthony Graves (prisoner, death row)    [/perfectpullquote]   Anthony Charles Graves (born August 29, 1965) is the 138th exonerated death row inmate in America. With no record of violence, he was arrested at 26 […]

Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte – A Martyr To Multinationals?

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[perfectpullquote align=”left” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Foreign affairs[/perfectpullquote] Dutch politics is currently preparing itself for a war of words concerning the ruling coalition’s proposals to scrap Dutch dividend tax. Under present rules, companies have to pay 15% tax over profits that are distributed to shareholders. This sum is withheld on the amount that a […]

Between Good And God

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The biggest problem that causes such a violent opposition between secularism and religion is, not so much in the moral values of the Holy Scripture – which, if not distorted, are much closer to our moral values than you might feel it safe to think – but the interpretation of their meaning, their politicisation by […]

Facebook – When Human Nature Became An Algorithm

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[perfectpullquote align=”left” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Zuckerberg hasn’t invented anything[/perfectpullquote] We are all victims of it – we all love it. My writings depend on it – your lives may revolve around it. Facebook is not his fault – it is ours. And worst of all, if Facebook disappeared tomorrow, it would be replaced […]

French Ambulance Service Mocks Dying Caller

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On 29th December, 2017, Naomi Musenga, aged 22, was alone at home, in the French town of Strasbourg. She found the strength to call Strasbourg’s ambulance service, despite suffering from severe stomach pain, and bleeding. “I’m going to die,” she said, to which the operator replied, “You’ll definitely die one day, like everyone else.” This […]