The Netherlands
Kids Should Be Blindfolded and Dropped in the Woods at Night
In the Netherlands, kids grow up with more independence than in the United States.
The Netherlands' Rent Control Disaster
The Dutch government's radical expansion of rent control is displacing tenants and aggravating a preexisting housing shortage.
The Media's Misleading Fearmongering Over Climate Change
"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."
Thank Dutch Merchants, Not a Strong State, for Capitalism
Pioneers of Capitalism chronicles centuries of bottom-up economic evolution in the Netherlands.
In Purported Global First, Dutch City Bans Meat Ads
Haarlem lawmakers claim the ban will help fight climate change.
'I Have My Own Life': The Case for Legalizing Sex Work
It would be far easier to prosecute sex trafficking if voluntary sex work were legal.
When Sri Lanka Banned Synthetic Fertilizers, the Country Imploded
Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.
Military Drafts Loom Over Europe Thanks to Russia
International tensions empower politicians seeking to force the unwilling into government service.
A Future for Floating Homes
Dutch officials are updating zoning laws to allow homes that are fixed to the shore but rise and fall with the water.
How To Get Better at Budgets
In a few countries, legislators have enacted policies that actually constrain spending. The U.S. has a lot to learn.
Everyone Got the Dutch Teen 'Euthanasia' Story Wrong
Plus: Oakland decriminalizes mushrooms, and the ethics of "doxxing"
Dutch Church's Month-Long, 24/7 Service Is Saving a Family of Refugees From Deportation
The church faced a dilemma: "choosing between respect for the government and protecting the rights of a child."
Turkey President Erdogan: 'Nazism is Alive in the West' Because Netherlands, Germany Not Allowing Pro-Erdogan Rallies
Protesters clash with police in the Netherlands as Geert Wilders takes advantage ahead of Dutch elections this week.
Dutch Museum Renames Historic Paintings With More Politically Correct Names
PC hysteria: not just for Americans!
Dutch Prostitutes Want Same Retirement Tax Benefits as Soccer Players
Say theirs is "hard physical work" too
Leaders of French and Dutch Nationalist Parties Vow To Take Powers Back From Brussels
Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders
Dutch Groups Sue over NSA Data-Sharing
Collection of lawyers, privacy advocates and journalists
Dutch Asking International Court To Order Release of Greenpeace Activists in Russia
Claims human rights are being violated
Dutch Bank Fined $1.1 Billion for Libor Scandal
Fifth firm penalized for manipulating rate
Dutch Diplomat Beaten in Moscow Days After Russian Diplomat Claims Dutch Police Beat Him
Diplomatic spat ongoing over Russian Greenpeace arrests
Dutch Diplomat Assaulted in Moscow
Dutch-Russia diplomatic relations taking a turn for the weird
Russian Foreign Ministry Expresses "Regret" After Attack on Dutch Diplomat
Onno Elderenbosch was slightly injured after intruders came to his apartment posing as electricians
Netherlands Apologizes for Arrest of Russian Diplomat
Part of spat over Greenpeace arrests by Russia
Dutch Prince Dies After Year and a Half in Coma Following Skiing Accident
Prince Johan Friso was one of King Willem-Alexander's younger brothers
Dutch Court Won't Extradite Terror Suspect to US Over Torture Concerns
Our reputation ... not so good
Dutch Court Convicts Shop Owners for Selling Pot to Non-Residents
Even where the drug war is loosened, the battle continues
Dutch Cafes Face Trial Over Pot Sales to Foreigners
Even in tough times, local bluenoses don't want marijuana tourists
Netherlands Closes Schools over Anonymous Threats
Somebody on the Internet warned of a shooting spree. To the bunkers!
