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Column | Heerlen – NRC
I had to go to Heerlen for a lecture about ‘the reportage’. I had looked forward to this day. How had this crept through? In the Intercity I felt like…
Opinion | Air mattress – NRC
It’s a nice windy day when I go for a swim in the sea. Suddenly a lightweight, plastic air mattress blows past. I have to swim really fast to catch…
What does NRC | The healthcare system has overarmed itself against abuse and overconsumption
This is the daily commentary from NRC. It contains opinions, interpretations and choices. They are written by a group of editors selected by the editor-in-chief. NRC shows where in the…
Generals on Ukraine – NRC
We look at the war in Ukraine through the eyes of retired generals Peter van Uhm and Mart de Kruif. These ‘men with a mission’ sometimes hear and see cringeworthy…
War in the taxi industry – NRC
In 2000, the government decided to liberalize the Taxi Act. Until then, Taxi Centrale Amsterdam (TCA) had a monopoly in the capital. Drivers had to pay tons to get a…
Opinion | Silence – NRC
Thursday morning, in the silence/study room of the university, two students start to communicate with each other at quite a noise level. “Can you please stop talking, this is a…
Opinion | Daughter – NRC
During our meal at a family restaurant in eastern Portugal, a cheerful little girl flutters around our table. At the checkout I ask the owner, I estimate him in his…
Opinion | Brownies – NRC
A neighborhood meeting with a shelf full of delicacies such as brownies, blondies and butter cake upon arrival. An approximately seven-year-old boy is looking enamored and then says: “I can’t…
In love with a robot – NRC
The love between human and robot seemed so far away, but when we saw Joaquin Phoenix in the fiction film her seeing him fall in love with Scarlett Johansson’s sultry…
Column | Tie – NRC
And suddenly the badgers are in the news. Badger experts appeared at all the talk show tables to talk about the undermining animals that cause the NS a huge financial…