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Monsters and Their Morals: The Danger of Demonizing Nazis
In 1963, Hannah Arendt pointed out that portraying all Nazis as pure evil is incorrect. But next to incorrect, it is also incredibly...
Bas Crousen
Apr 16


Mr Booker Goes to Washington
On April 1, 2025, Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey made history by delivering the longest floor speech ever in the United...
Emma Larrue
Apr 15


The A69 Project, or the Inertia of our Current System
It is no surprise that our current system needs a radical makeover if we wish to keep our blue planet habitable. As of today , we have...
Virgile de Maupeou
Apr 12


“A Free, Conscious and Consensual Death” - Nicolas Menet’s Ultimate Plea for the Right of Death
Discussion with his tumor, moments of life with his friends, days in the hospital… faire le deuil de soi , or self-mourning, traces back...
Vanille Villez
Apr 2


“Food for People, Not for Profit” – How Maastricht University Students are Transforming Local Food Systems
It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Maastricht. In the sustainability hub, a group of Maastricht University (UM) students gather to unload...
Dominique Berendsen
Mar 31


The March 10, 2025 Agreement: A Historic Turning Point for Syria and its Neighbors
On March 10, 2025, Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Charaa , and the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi ,...
Jade Thiebaut
Mar 24


The Great Exhaustion
In 2026, we are expected to be tired. Or we already are. Habitually, we are deleting social media applications from our phones in a...
Brooke Betten
Mar 21


Unpredictability as Power? Trump’s Madman Diplomacy and its Implications
Donald J. Trump, the self-proclaimed master negotiator, has already caused plenty of turmoil in his second term as president of the...
Mark Sijtsma
Mar 20


How “The Godfather” altered our perception of the Mafia
Growing up in Sicily, I was inevitably made aware that my beloved land, even though beautiful, was haunted by an unspoken shadow: “Cosa...
Elide Saia
Mar 19


“I’m still standing”: Rebuilding Mayotte amidst pain
“Isle be back” “I told you that I would be back in Mayotte soon.” After spending a few weeks on the small French island of La Réunion,...


The Baby Name Craze
Baby names. For some people, especially women and girls, the act of naming their baby, whether they are expecting it or not, is a ritual....
Elena Bovée
Feb 20


“Please don’t let it be a Muslim”: an interview on Islamophobia and racism after last summer’s events in the UK
On July 29 2024 in Southport, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana was arrested after repeatedly stabbing three little girls as they left a Taylor...
Esther Wolff
Feb 19


China’s Solar Oceans
On a sweat-inducing, sweltering day last summer I landed in Shanghai. It had been a long time coming. Since high school, I had wanted to...
Jaap Steunenberg
Feb 11


Silent Suffering: China's hidden grasp on Hong Kong
When I was planning my solo trip to the mountains this year, I had no idea I would meet this inspiring Hong Kong citizen along the way...
Patrycja Tobola
Feb 10


The Gaza Ceasefire : 3 Stages for 1 Lasting Peace
On January 15, 2025, after 15 brutal months of conflict, a temporary ceasefire deal was finally reached between Israel and Gaza...
Emma Larrue
Feb 7


All You Need to Know About the California Wildfires
In January 2025, Southern California experienced unprecedented wildfires, most destructively the Palisades and Eaton fires . The...
Sena Gonel
Feb 5


Germany: Stop Playing With Fire
At exactly 12 PM on January 29 , the German parliament gathered in Berlin for a memorial service in honour of the Holocaust victims. The...
Jule Frank
Feb 4


Tech titans to tech tyrants: The remarkable journey of tech entrepreneurs to the heart of power
“I believe the former president should be responsible for his words, and the people who broke the law should be responsible for their...
Zeteny Jakab
Jan 31


The Trial of Luigi Mangione and the American HealthCare System
On December 4th this year, the CEO of UnitedHealthCare Brian Thomson was shot dead as he was walking to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel...
Elena Bovée
Jan 23


A Tiny Hole Has Appeared in China’s Great Firewall
‘You must pay your cat tax!’ is what Chinese users of Red Note, also known as Xiaohongshu, are demanding of new American users. The cat...
Jaap Steunenberg
Jan 22
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