by Alexander | mei 6, 2026 | Centrale EN artikel
Ambassador White & Belgian Antisemitism a Item When Ambassador Bill White criticized Belgium over the growing attacks against Jewish religious life, many attempted to dismiss his words as excessive or provocative. In reality, his criticism touched a far deeper...
by Alexander | mei 5, 2026 | Centrale EN artikel, Lifestyle Billions EN artikel
Why a Life in Belgium Is Valued Three Times Less Than in the USA a Item According to De Standaard, health economist Dominic Van Dijck of Ghent University offers a carefully phrased reassurance: “it is not how much a life costs, but how much we are prepared to invest...
by Alexander | mei 4, 2026 | Centrale EN artikel, Lifestyle Billions EN artikel
Who Wants to Live Forever? a Item Highlander was, at its core, a film about immortality wrapped in sword fights and carried by the unmistakable soundtrack of Queen. “Who wants to live forever?” was not asked as a policy question, nor as an investment thesis, but as a...
by Alexander | apr 29, 2026 | Centrale EN artikel
Drill Europe, Drill… to Save the Environment a Item I was calmly eating my Belgian fries—perhaps one of Europe’s last undisputed contributions to world civilization—while watching the Flemish channel VTM. The sun was shining, the sky was clear, and that of course...
by Alexander | apr 23, 2026 | Centrale EN artikel
When Dead Parties Use Antisemitism as a Defibrillator a Item There are political parties that evolve. And there are those that collapse so completely that only shock therapy remains. Gwendolyn Rutten—former minister, former party leader, once the face of Flemish...
by Alexander | apr 22, 2026 | Centrale EN artikel
Belgium, Part II: On Top of… Tax Burden a Item It really doesn’t stop. This morning I woke up – yes, again- to yet another “award” for Belgium. My country appears to be the only place where working essentially means first working for the state—and only then, if...
