In spring last year, social liberal youth party Jonge Democraten (JD) opened up a pop up shop selling Ecstacy pills, in order to campaign for the legalisation of MDMA. Libel editor Krijn van Eeden interviewed JD president Wouter van Erkel…
Continue reading Ecstasy Shop in Amsterdam: Jonge Democraten’s Campaign to Legalise MDMA
High rates of income inequality in a society has serious, lasting effects of quality of life. It increases violent crime, makes people less healthy, and lowers the average lifespan. It has lasting, traceable effects in first world countries (even slowing down…
Continue reading Why Your Neighbor Stabbed Someone And You’re Dying Early – Mary Grace
Migrants in dire conditions, arriving at Europe’s borders, have been in the news for more than two years now. European states claim to be on top of the situation. But are they? Are they doing enough? And are they doing the…
Continue reading How to Address the Root Causes of Refugee Flows – Laura de Vries and Bas Vos
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Women comprise roughly half of the U.S. workforce, but a mere 25 percent of women pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This is troubling, especially when you consider that job positions in STEM fields…
Three days ago, on Monday the 26th of September, Azerbaijan held a national referendum on a number of constitutional amendments. On Tuesday, the Central Election Commission claimed, that all had received the support of voters by a wide margin. The constitutional changes at…
Continue reading Azerbaijan’s Constitutional Referendum: Aliyev Consolidates His Power – Asif Orujlu
Meet Astrid Zwinkels, a 25-year-old Jonge Democraten member, who tries to influence Dutch policy on Prostitution. Not only is her academic career dedicated to this subject, she is also involved in JD’s working group Diversity & Participation. Apart from that…
I will start by introducing myself: my name is Serhii Bozhenko, I study political science and take an active part in social and political life. From childhood I have been talking about politics, and I always get disappointment when people…
Continue reading Impressions From the “Decision Making” Training in Kyiv: Part 2 – Serhii Bozhenko
The Liberal Government in Canada has been praised for its policy on Syrian Refugees this past year. Canada is known as a country that is accepting of new migrants; a policy of acceptance that is woven into the fabric of the…
Continue reading Climate Change: How Anj’s life changed due to Typhoon Haiyan – Andrew Johnson
Liberal Arts education has come under fire in recent years, as America’s higher education crisis and the ever increasing cost of education has led students, parents, and policy creators to more critically analyze a students’ ROI when earning a degree.…
Continue reading U.S. Politicians and the Value of the Liberal Arts – Danika Kimball
