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What Makes a Person Special?

Ever since its early days, mankind seeks to find the purpose of existence. Not only do we want to know why we exist as a species, but also why we exist individually. Why am I? Just as there are millions of answers to this question, there are also none at the same time, depending on...

A Political Outlook For 2021

Another year has ended and, as always, this occasion is not only used to reflect on the past 365 days, but also to rearrange expectations, set goals and gather new motivation and inspirations. Such a moment of reflexion is very useful from an individual perspective and the year change offers us a representative moment to...

Corona v Panama

Who would have thought, 50 years ago, that there would no longer be a Cold War, that technology would advance so fast and that we would be living in such an interconnected world that added so much to the empowerment of the people? Probably, only a few could have imagined the extent of change that...

To Die a False Martyr

Introduction In October 2020, France was put on hold after a French history teacher, was beheaded near a school in Paris. A mere two weeks prior, two journalists were stabbed outside the former Charlie Hebdo offices, a media outlet known for their satirical cartoons. These offices were the stage for an earlier attack in 2015,...

How Does The Ideal School Look Like?

Probably the only factor that separates the human race from other animals is that humans aim to make sense of the world by increasing their knowledge and understanding of the world at a much higher rate. At the same time, this drive for more knowledge is the only relevant end of humanity’s existence and lies...

The Terror Puzzle

Often, we are so deeply entangled in a problem that it becomes a normal part of our lives. We tend to forget about its origins and also how to solve the problem. Rather, whenever it occurs, we just try to overcome the imminent situation, because we are already trained in doing so. On a societal...