Economics
Glorified leader
Published in El Pais, November 19th 2019. On November 16, Gerardo Lissardy of BBC Mundo conducted an interview with Evo Morales. I want to highlight the aspects that most caught my attention: He does not […]
Governance
Governance
World leaders have little time to lose with 3d printed guns
Published in El Pais, 7 August 2018. What came first the technology or the law? Every time a ground-breaking technology comes out governments scramble to keep such as Uber, Airbnb, and internet piracy. Usually it […]
Economics
Save the world from plastic and save some money
Published en El Pais, 16 June 2018. Two weeks ago, the European Commission sent a proposal to the European Parliament and Council to ban single use plastics, such as cotton buts, water bottles, straws etc. […]
Economics
What is the use of studying at the university?
Published in El Pais, 19 May 2018. These days I was a Jury member for the qualification of post-doctoral candidates of (public) universities in the Netherlands. This experience taught me many things and I would […]
Economics
Save the economy by kicking your children out of your home!
Published in El Pais, 6 May 2018. Sometimes there are many factors to be bad economically, the economy, the companies, the government, the excessive expenses, the university, the time. And meantime everything is expected to […]
Economics
Democracy in the Netherlands
Published en El Pais, 26 March 2018 Last Wednesday there were elections in the Netherlands, for the city councils; the lowest administrative level. In the Netherlands, as in many countries, there is an increasing populism, […]