Marc Chavannes
- : Marc Chavannes was the US correspondent for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad till summer 2005. Earlier he served six and a half years in Paris and four years as the paper's London correspondent. He writes a weekly political column for his paper and professes journalism at Groningen University in The Netherlands. There he just published a book about the confluence of near revolutionary tendencies in America during the post 9/11 years. Its title is the equivalent of 'On the Axis of Good and Evil'.
Ms. Hirsi Ali goes to Washington
She will officially announce her destination tomorrow, but it appears Dutch parliamentarian Hirsi Ali is headed for the American Enterprise Institute. This haven of free speech and clear thinking is her best alternative to the quagmire of political correctness that's...more »
Posted on May 15, 2006 2:08 PM
Hirsi Ali and the right to disobey someone else's religion
The so called cartoon war is not very funny, here in Europe. For the first time since returning from the US I feel the Atlantic distance. Some comments on this and other sites sound somewhat relaxed, to put it mildly....more »
Posted on February 10, 2006 1:52 PM
Cartoons and democracy
"Using the likeness of a service member who has lost his arms and legs in war as the central theme of a cartoon was beyond tasteless'', general Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote to The Washington...more »
Posted on February 7, 2006 3:08 AM
That being settled
The vice president had a telephone interview this morning with Tony Snow of Fox News Radio. The prime reason for his availability was probably a desire to put his weight behind Alito. But while at it he clarified a previously...more »
Posted on January 11, 2006 1:36 PM
O'Reilly beats Letterman at neither man's game
The blurring of the lines that existed between journalism and political activism is so generalized you sometimes forget there once was a difference. Millions of people eased into the habit of getting their news from non news sources and happily...more »
Posted on January 4, 2006 12:43 PM
Press Baron
The 'Assassins' gate' discussion shows again the Iraq drama is way bigger than whatever media story. Even if it concerns the world's most monumental newspaper. But, given the semi-transparant way the Miller-episode at The Times is unfolding, one wonders why...more »
Posted on October 18, 2005 2:45 PM
The I-Can't-Believe-I'm-a-Hawk Club
On February 8, 2003, Bill Keller, then a New York Times columnist, declared his support for the looming Iraq war. Apparently to his own surprise. In a somewhat veiled manner he listed other well known liberal hawks who had come...more »
Posted on October 17, 2005 4:53 PM
President Bush and the Infidels
The beauty of simplicity. In his 'islamic terrorism is really like communism' speech president Bush yesterday made a reference to the killer of Dutch moviemaker Theo Van Gogh. This man, in The Netherlands usually identified as Mohammed B., unexpectedly turned...more »
Posted on October 7, 2005 1:47 PM
Judge Roberts: perfectly a-political?
Seventeen hours of Roberts-hearings in the Senate have conveyed the image of a perfect European judge. He had no inclination to make political statements, to put it mildly. He was confident about the ins and outs of the law and...more »
Posted on September 16, 2005 4:44 AM
Risk Assessment
If The Netherlands had lived protected from the sea half a century ago like New Orleans last week, there would have been only half the need to free it from Wold War II. The Nazis could have occupied only the...more »
Posted on September 5, 2005 8:35 AM
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"Conservative apologist"... Slightly suprising comment since the position you defend is the one taken by the French Front National, Flemish Interest and the Dutch minister of Immigration who got rapped over the knuckles by almost the entire Dutch parliament last Tuesday. Reason? Because she could not see more than the text of the rules. No inkling of fairness and judiciousness. That's what the law is about as well. Not just goose & gander. Lying is lying.
Posted at May 18, 2006 9:30 AM in response to Ms. Hirsi Ali goes to Washington
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"a haven of free speech and clear thinking"...
Please get your dictionary and look under 'irony' or 'sarcasm' if you want. But thank you for explaining so eloquently why.
Posted at May 18, 2006 9:20 AM in response to Ms. Hirsi Ali goes to Washington
