How to enjoy always making the wrong choice — A common criticism of the Soviet Union was that there was a lack of choice. How can you be happy in a country where you can buy only one type of butter, one kind of toilet paper, one brand of trousers? But maybe this criticism says more about our relationship…

Recently there’s been a lot of conspiracy theory going round. Conspiracies about Covid, about Russia, about the 2020 election, etc. Conspiracy theories have also multiplied due to the stretching of its definition, to the point where any question that challenges the official narrative is dismissed as conspiracy theory. …

You’re White, you’re rapping along to your favorite Kanye verse in the privacy of your own home, and you realize the n-word is coming up. Do you say it? Do you skip it, and break the flow of the song? …

Or how to become a good writer by following this one simple rule. Or how you keep falling for that even though you know better. — I’m currently living in the Netherlands in my grandmother’s apartment. On the coffee table she’s curated a selection of books that various family members have written, which fills me with a jealous rage since I’m not included, since I haven’t written any book. …

Psychoanalysis divides psyches in three major groups: psychotics, perverts, and neurotics. Since the vast majority of us are neurotics, here are some funny cat videos for you to enjoy: What makes these cat videos funny and adorable? The first thing to notice is that these are mostly videos of…

As good liberals we are not allowed to criticize how somebody else organizes their love life. As long as it’s between consenting adults, people should do whatever they want, have as many or as little sexual partners as they want. So writing a defense of monogamy today seems a little…

According to American mainstream news coverage, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is part of his grand scheme to bring back the Soviet Empire. Of course, this narrative allows us to ignore the context of what led up to the conflict, and the role of Western powers in its tragic escalation. In…

Taking the vaccine or not, as with any medicine, is a personal decision to be made in consultation with your doctor. However, because the vaccine has been politicized, some people did not take it that probably should have taken it, and many others took it unnecessarily. Who is to blame…

Is it permissible to exaggerate the danger if it can prevent a hypothetical worst-case scenario? — Any talk of COVID skepticism is immediately and angrily countered with an assertion that the danger that COVID poses is very real and to doubt this is irresponsible, and a right-wing conspiracy theory to boot. Against this, I will try to make the case that there are valid reasons to…