Expaticats

I never quite understood the phenomenon of pundits. Pundits are people with opinions, and they like to give them. So far, so good. I mean, look at me. I like my own opinion so much that I have my own blog.
The part where things go wrong is that they appear in big media outlets to [...]

But if the power to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases what so ever over the District of Columbia; if the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; if the power to regulate commerce with [...]

It isn’t hard to be a populist. If you play the role convincingly, you can go far. There are a few things you need to be able to do.
First of all, you need to say that you speak “the language of the people”. Nobody knows exactly what that is. That doesn’t matter. You know what [...]

In daily life, I am sometimes reminded of the subtle and not so subtle differences between the United States and the Netherlands. And sometimes I don’t notice anymore.
One difference that is impossible to overlook is healthcare. Some differences are small. For example, in the Netherlands it is common to greet people when you come in [...]

Well, I’m about to start posting. The 100th million person with a blog. Before I do, I have just one request: if I start taking myself too seriously, let me know. Or stop reading. Although you would have had to actually start reading before you can stop.
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Ok, ik begin bijna met stukjes plaatsen. De 100 [...]