FINAL COVID Q&A
This will be the final In Focus before taking a bit of a summer break. When I return, I will return to analysing foreign policy in general. This is not…
These articles were written by Balder Hageraats as part of the Newsletter “Nothing new from the Westphalian Front”. The opinion expressed in these articles are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official views of RAIA NOW gUG.
THE ROAD TO TOTALITARIANISM -Analysis
This article has been divided into two parts, to read the illustrative version click here One of the issues I have received most critical feedback on over these past months…
THE ROAD TO TOTALITARIANISM
This article has been divided into two parts, to read the analysis version click here Spain, January 2035 “Smart Lockdown” is in place once again for the beginning of the…
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE GUARDIAN’S COVERAGE OF COVID-19
It’s been a few weeks since I wrote my previous Corona-related piece. Since then, there has been good news and bad news. We have seen an increase in cases in…
EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES REQUIRE EXTRAORDINARY JUSTIFICATION
In past publications I have outlined the terrible cost we are paying for our corona response. The figures have only gotten worse since. Millions of lives lost because of our…
THE ART OF DOING NOTHING
A common response to people criticising lockdown or other extreme anti-corona measures is “well, what’s the alternative?”. This is a common fallacy: people see a problem, someone comes up with…
CORONA HYSTERIA: IT GIVETH, AND TAKETH AWAY
The world as we know it faces two existential threats: environmental degradation and collapse of global society due to income inequality. It is disheartening to observe how neither one of…
THE FREEDOM TO SELF-INCARCERATE
An open society is much more fragile than it may seem. In the name of Corona, we are currently deeply harming the very fabric of what makes countries have high degrees of wellbeing, freedom and resilience.
BEWARE THE MEDICALTOCRACY
For those old enough to remember the world in the years after 9/11, it is easy to remember the panic and obsession in Western countries with respect to jihadi extremism…
STATISTICS VERSUS FACTS
We, human beings, are absolutely awful at understanding statistics and using them responsibly. This has of course been observed by many commentators over the centuries. Let’s start with everyone’s go-to-guy-for-fun-quotes: …