Russia uses what-about-ism as an excuse for violations of UN rules of war. The media in the USA, Denmark, and on BBC report that today is the 20 year anniversary for America invading Iraq on false grounds and without a UN mandate. No, there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and yes, the…
Excommunication from Jehovah’s Witnesses can result in trauma. Maybe that was why a man opened fire in Hamburg last week. We know them from public spaces, we recognize their magazines Watchtower and Awake! They engage with people in conversations at train stations and in public spaces. Dressed in a suit or a rather old-fashioned conservative…
With “Justice for All” Trump makes populist stunt. Trump released a new version of the US national anthem on Friday. Branding and self-promotion are his hallmarks, but the fact that the single contains an attack on democracy and the judiciary is a matter that is lost in the single’s roaring ending: »U-S-A!, U-S-A!, U-S-A !«…
To become wiser and change the future, we must dare to face the past without censoring it. Regularly, literary writers have their texts dragged through the woke movement´s machinery. This time, the British writer Roald Dahl was the target, but when will it be Denmark´s national icon, HC Andersen? Drawing: Rasmus Sand Høyer My son…
(Essay trykt i Politiken 15 august 2020) Jeg mistede veninder, omgangskreds og til sidst min familie, da jeg brød ud af den religiøse sekt, der havde fyldt det meste af min barndom. Men friheden var det hele værd. Jeg var i gang med at lægge sidste hånd på 10. klasse, da jeg traf en beslutning,…
Trykt i Politiken 20. Juni 2020 Radio Interview Radio4 Interview i BT Det er jo bare for sjov. Sådan kan man sige,når man er i en privilegeret position. Men jeg tvivler på, at vi om 20 år synger med på Shubbernes ´Danmark´ med teksten “de varme lande er noget lort”. ”Skynd jer! Tænd for fjernsynet…
Danish-American Eyes on Society 