The courage to choose the right direction

The fight-or-flight response is particularly strong in the populist movements, but it takes us in the wrong direction. Choosing the right direction is a matter of being open, vulnerable and courageous.

Wim Bonis • May 29, 2019 • 2 comments

The Political Theology of Thierry Baudet

Governments have historically relied on metaphysical sources for their legitimacy. The French Revolution intended to put an end to this. However, with the current rise of populism, among other things, we are witnessing a revival of political theology.

Hans-Martien ten Napel • March 26, 2019 • 1 comment

Are Symbolic Laws Good Laws?

Earlier this year, the Austrian government announced a proposed law which entails a ban on wearing the hijab for kindergarten-age girls. Is this a response to an acute problem which necessitates action — or a symbolic law with a more nefarious mission?

Edith Riegler • September 19, 2018

An old, dying Empire versus a rising Earth Community

Trump and his followers have shown that patriotism and imperialism are not dead yet. They are part of a larger populist movement, which is still small compared to the rising number of people who feel they belong to an Earth Community.

Wim Bonis • January 25, 2017 • 5 comments

Will the real you please stand up!

Everywhere collective identities are struggling with other identities. They are mere substitutes, however, for the personal identity we are born with – whose development is justly protected as a human right and is the antidote to the crises facing us.

Wim Bonis • December 14, 2016 • 1 comment

Dutch Legislature: On a Crusade for Security or a Populist Collision Course?

What happened to the country formerly internationally known as ‘a beacon of enlightenment’ a ‘nation not obsessed with crime’?

Maartje van der Woude and Jan Crijns • April 03, 2012 • 3 comments

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