Monthly Archives: oktober 2019
Trump’s Syria Policy Is a Strategic and Political Disaster
John Cassidy in The New Yorker: It also risks turning into a political disaster for Trump, whose bungling incompetence and boundless arrogance may finally be catching up with him.
Boekentip: ‘De nieuwe schoolstrijd’
Toen het nieuws bekend werd dat Barbara Moens een boek over onderwijs aan het schrijven was, werd m’n interesse meteen aangewakkerd. Ze staat bij mij bekend als één van de beste politieke journalisten van ons land en heeft er persoonlijk voor gezorgd dat ik De Tijd ben beginnen lezen. Die krant is echt goed in […]
A Philosopher’s Definitive (And Slightly Maddening) Case Against (VAR) Replay Review
James Darcy op Deadpool: This is the Sorites Paradox, and it has been central to discussions of vagueness for over a thousand years. The name is derived from soros, the Greek word for heap, because early versions of the paradox were often constructed using the term “heap.”
Climate change is about how we treat each other
Eric Holthaus op The Correspondent: Surely the only way to begin is to reckon with the gravity of this moment, reconnect with our shared humanity and forge on together. In the words of US President John F Kennedy, we must do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Slowing down […]
There is no feature for displeasure on social media
Frank Chimero: A like can’t go anywhere, but a compliment can go a long way. Passive positivity isn’t enough; active positivity is needed to counterbalance whatever sort of collective conversations and attention we point at social media.