‘As long as the electors are part of the American electoral system, Dutch democracy is much purer’ and ‘Messages from the tax authorities, banks, pension funds and health insurers arrived with delay or never at all. Even now that the December rush is over, items of mail promised in the app only rarely find their way to my house: these are some reactions from readers to the news of the day. You can submit your own response via [email protected].

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