De Andere Kant was a column in de Volkskrant, one the Netherlands largest newspapers. Each week I would illustrate for a different writer as they looked at de andere kant , the other side of a current news story to find a unique and unusual angle.
COUPLES THERAPY
Troubled by the low birth rate, the Netherlands has introduced some policies to encourage young couples into parenthood...
SECURITY
With the rapid increase and scale of terrorist attacks in Europe, how much we should be willing to sacrifice our way of life for security measures?
MEDIA BYPASS
Although the mainstream media was unanimously anti-Trump, he was still able to reach the voters via
social and alternative media thus achieving an unexpected victory...
ARMS MARKET
Recent arms purchases by China and Russia have unnerved the West, however in comparison to the USA the increases seem negligible...
FREEZE YOUR EGGS
In order to attract more women into their workforce, some tech companies have offered egg-freezing services as a bonus.
THE NEW HIGH STREET
One of the oldest department stores in the Netherlands went out of business in 2016, leaving many prime site in the inner cities empty.
DNA
In 2016 scientists were given permission to alter DNA in utero raising many complex moral issues.
MY GENOCIDE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS
Why are some historical crimes remembered more than others?
CANNIBALISM
Cannibalism holds a special place of horror in the human psyche...
DISCOVERY
In 1788 Great Britain "discovered" Australia and claimed it as terra nullis. Quite a suprise to the 750,000 Aboriginal people inhabiting the island continent.