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Mamdani Proves That Americans Want What We in Europe Already Have
On the warning signs we recognize and the hope we share
Nov 5
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Alexander Verbeek
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Finding Peace in Nature, far from Chaos and Cruelty
Finding resilience and kindness in the footsteps of a 19th-century wanderer
Nov 1
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Alexander Verbeek
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October 2025
Autumn Colors and Dutch Elections
A view from Oslo
Oct 30
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Alexander Verbeek
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Why Some Dreams Take Longer Than a Lifetime
Why Some Dreams Take Longer Than a Lifetime
Oct 25
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Alexander Verbeek
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The White House 90,000-square-foot ballroom that would make Ceaușescu blush
Trump’s wrecking ball vision for America
Oct 23
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Alexander Verbeek
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Trump’s War on American Culture
How the East Wing demolition fits a forty-year pattern of destroying beauty and law
Oct 22
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Alexander Verbeek
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The Day 7 Million Americans Marched and Their Media Looked Away
A European’s View on American Media’s Crossroads Moment
Oct 19
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Alexander Verbeek
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Why Trump’s Allies Are Terrified of Tomorrow’s Protests
Lessons from European resistance movements on the power of showing up when democracy needs you most
Oct 17
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Alexander Verbeek
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Trump Bullies Nations to Vote Against a Landmark Climate Agreement
How the US tries to shipwreck a UN carbon tax on shipping
Oct 16
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Alexander Verbeek
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A Perfect Sunday Morning, Ocean-Distant from American Cruelty and Chaos
Reflections on autumn light, beauty, and what Sunday morning should mean
Oct 12
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Alexander Verbeek
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The Controversy Around María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize
A deeper look at the Venezuelan opposition leader who praised both her people and Donald Trump
Oct 11
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Alexander Verbeek
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The Nobel Committee’s Brilliant Answer to Donald Trump
María Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize sends a clear message about democracy under siege
Oct 10
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Alexander Verbeek
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