The Free Dutchman

  • Charlie Kirk murder

    Can the Left Be Redeemed After Charlie Kirk’s Murder?

    I got into an argument with a random person on X (where I lately spend too much of my time, I regret to admit) after having the audacity to “partly agree” with Glenn Greenwald’s take on the awful murder of Charlie Kirk. I did point out in my reply that Greenwald’s equating the Right and…

    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

  • Let’s Cut Spending And Start Paying Down Our Debt

    You know we live in wretched times when during the entirety of the current presidential election cycle our national debt, which is after all approaching 36 trillion dollars as of this writing, gets nary a mention from the two candidates vying for the job. The media, too, seem wholly disinterested.

    Mark Vandenberg

  • The “Manchurian” Candidate

    I dislike imprecise analogies. But there’s something profoundly disturbing about the Kamala Harris presidential candidacy.

    Mark Vandenberg