Decades after closing state psychiatric hospitals, the U.S. still struggles to “find a middle ground—an institutional arrangement that recognizes both the dignity of the mentally ill and the public’s right to be safe.”
In response to disagreements within the Dutch Reformed Church, some believers packed up and left.
First-place finishes include a piece on the Dutch "dropping" rite of passage, a documentary exploring citizen journalism and free speech, and a long-form interview with exoneree Amanda Knox.
In the Netherlands, kids grow up with more independence than in the United States.
The Dutch government's radical expansion of rent control is displacing tenants and aggravating a preexisting housing shortage.
"Over the last 20 years, because of temperature rises, we have seen about 116,000 more people die from heat. But 283,000 fewer people die from cold."
Pioneers of Capitalism chronicles centuries of bottom-up economic evolution in the Netherlands.
Haarlem lawmakers claim the ban will help fight climate change.
It would be far easier to prosecute sex trafficking if voluntary sex work were legal.
Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.
International tensions empower politicians seeking to force the unwilling into government service.
Dutch officials are updating zoning laws to allow homes that are fixed to the shore but rise and fall with the water.
In a few countries, legislators have enacted policies that actually constrain spending. The U.S. has a lot to learn.
Plus: Oakland decriminalizes mushrooms, and the ethics of "doxxing"
The church faced a dilemma: "choosing between respect for the government and protecting the rights of a child."
Protesters clash with police in the Netherlands as Geert Wilders takes advantage ahead of Dutch elections this week.
PC hysteria: not just for Americans!
Say theirs is "hard physical work" too
Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders
Collection of lawyers, privacy advocates and journalists
Claims human rights are being violated
Fifth firm penalized for manipulating rate
Diplomatic spat ongoing over Russian Greenpeace arrests
Dutch-Russia diplomatic relations taking a turn for the weird
Onno Elderenbosch was slightly injured after intruders came to his apartment posing as electricians
Part of spat over Greenpeace arrests by Russia
Prince Johan Friso was one of King Willem-Alexander's younger brothers
Our reputation ... not so good
Even where the drug war is loosened, the battle continues
Even in tough times, local bluenoses don't want marijuana tourists
