Peace with God
"Humanity resorts to sensible solutions when all other means are exhausted." Abba Eban, once Israel's foreign minister, uttered this resigned statement, accompanied by a sigh. We all want to make…
Category: Opinions
The past becomes present at museums
Never has the past been so present. What once was comes alive in films or computer games that recreate what has disappeared with the utmost precision. History is preserved in…
Cancel culture does not belong in a museum but should be relegated to the dustbin of history.
In recent years, the museums of our macronational neighbors have been increasingly criticized for giving way to politicized exhibitions that convey knowledge. A few years ago, there was a considerable…
Break the Chains of Cancel Culture
Alexi McCammond's journalism career was rapidly ascending. She was a political reporter for Axios and a fixture on cable news. Jeffrey Toobin was an award-winning lawyer-turned-journalist. He wrote for The…
Being or doing?
Work less seems to be the mantra of young Swedes recently interviewed for a major newspaper. The respondents have "chosen to control more over their working hours." They are so…
An Apology is Historyless
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands recently joined the ranks of countries that publicly apologized for their part in the ancient slave trade. At first sight, it may seem…
Fifa and Western Superiority
This figure of thought that the West is morally inferior to everyone else because of its never-ending imperialism has only become more fanciful as it has been used. But Fifa…
Blinded woke culture
Woke stands for an awakening that one has become aware of. It has its background in African-American slang and comes from the word awake. Much like in the days of…
The decline of cancel culture?
The Swedish Film Institute removes its previous requirement to "integrate gender equality, diversity and children's perspectives" into its activities. The changes are welcomed by several people in the film industry,…
All Questions Matter!
In the wake of the protests following the murder of George Floyd, Someone recently asked us if we support Black Lives Matter. We just answered that we stand behind Human…