The Free Dutchman

  • The Dutch (Or “Dutch”) Became World News Yesterday

    I’m too lazy to write a proper post today after a long week of work, tweeting, and paying way more attention to the elections than was good for my mental health. I’ll have more to say about Tuesday’s elections in the next coming weeks. Instead, allow me to embed and quote my tweet regarding a…

    Mark Vandenberg

  • My Case For Trump

    A while back, some anonymous troll on X attempted to “roast” me for writing on January 7, 2021 that “Donald Trump has every right to be bitter and resentful.” He lifted a screenshot with those words from this piece and argued that, therefore, “your opinion has no value.” It’s a peculiar person indeed who distills…

    Mark Vandenberg

  • “Verward” Or Not “Verward” — That’s (Not) the Question

    While the U.S. is gearing up for the final stretch towards Election Day, a terrorist incident in the Netherlands last week underscored the need for a serious reduction of mass immigration on both sides of the Atlantic. In yet another of the now infamous “lone wolf” knife attacks haunting the Old Continent, a 22-year-old man…

    Mark Vandenberg

  • About Cats, Dogs, Ducks, and Haitians

    Trump clearly underperformed in this week’s debate, a view already expressed by yours truly on X during the event. That said, one topic in particular stood out as the sole exception, and that’s the issue of Trump accusing Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio of eating the locals’ pets there.

    Mark Vandenberg

  • Serious Consequences for Unserious People

    The way the world ends, T.S. Eliot reminds us, is “Not with a bang but a whimper.” But our country’s seeming slide into the abyss is starting to feel like a roller coaster ride, if not one where the passengers end up safely back at the loading station.

    Mark Vandenberg