2022 towards its end

It seems like 2022 is only a few months away, but 11 months have already passed. In those months, the world faced some hot moments, with an upcoming Third World War lurking behind the door. Fortunately, most politicians were smart enough to keep away from red buttons and not jump in too quickly on the

Verontrustend lage kijkcijfers na één jaar op het net

2020-2021 was een jaar van veel verandering op het internet. Veel Google tool gebruikers vonden zich met Blogger, Blogspot en Google Sites, indien zij dat verder wilden gebruiken, verplicht heel wat aanpassingen te doen. Doordat de Google Sites oude vorm niet automatisch konden overgedragen worden naar de nieuwe vorm van Google Sites, moest ik handmatig

Christian nationalism is shaping a Pennsylvania primary — and a GOP shift

After the failed attack on the Capitol, Trump is now trying to get even more people behind him and is looking for all possible means to convince the people through others that he is the best man for the next presidency. Certain conservative Christian groups, such as Thursday Night Patriots, are therefore eagerly used by Trump’s supporters, who want to strike home with their hate speech against Americans who think differently.

Shall Biblestudents in Belgium be able to celebrate their 200th birthday

In the Netherlands there would be 1.708.412 Biblestudents, but in Belgium it is really going very badly. With its 11.521.00 inhabitants in Belgium, the number of serious Biblestudents, like the Quakers, are dwindling; Year after year we see our numbers going down. In the 70ies of the previous century, we still could find some very

De Verslaafden aan de Smartphone

Van jongeren wordt vaak verwacht dat ze volledig mee zijn met de digitale wereld, maar dat blijkt niet altijd het geval te zijn. Wel weten zij veel tijd te steken in het zien van allerhande bewegende beelden via streaming platformen, nu voor hen de klassieke tv kanalen hebben afgedaan.

2000–2021 was the driest 22-yr period since at least 800 for southwestern North America

Anyone who has been paying attention knows that the whole world is facing a problem with floodings, but also with enormous droughts.

Why Israel’s annexation of the West Bank should worry every human rights defender: self-determination as integral to basic human rights

Originally posted on BPP Human Rights Law Blog:
Thiago Rix gives his assessment of the legal and humanitarian implications of Israel’s slated annexation of the West Bank. The views expressed herein are the author’s own. Background Having missed the proposed date of 1st July, Israel is still planning to unilaterally annex 30% of the Palestinian…

From a communist country to a capitalist dictatorship

Kazakhstan has seen ordinary city folk who wanted to cry out to the leaders of their nation to bring it back to a dignified and liveable community state.

One year ago people who said they love America stormed the Capitol

January the 6th of 2021 is a day America got to see and feel how frail democracy can really be.

A pandemic, Inflation and Hyperinflation

Hyperinflation occurs when a country experiences very high rates of inflation, which erodes the real value of the local currency, and causes the population to minimize their holdings of local money. It is argued that hyperinflation often occurs as a result of some kind of stress on a Government’s budget. This is because the root cause is a large Government deficit which is financed by money creation rather than other options like increased borrowing or higher rates of taxation.