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Personal

Personal essays, reflections on life, and updates on what I'm thinking about.

2026

  1. Brief aan de Eerste Kamer over box 3 · A letter to the Dutch Senate on Box 3

    Waarom de vermogensaanwasbelasting slecht uitpakt — voor de belastingplichtige, de schatkist en de economie. · Why the accrual tax is bad for the taxpayer, the Treasury, and the economy.

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2025

  1. What You Need to Know About Trump\

    A look at the Trump administration\

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  2. Actuarial Murder and Other Diffuse Acts of Violence

    An exploration of how institutional decisions and systemic policies can cause widespread harm with less accountability than direct violence, examining cases from healthcare to education where bureaucratic choices have life-altering consequences despite being treated as mere business decisions.

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2023

  1. The Cruel Part Is

    A poem

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  2. Vignettes

    A collection of memories

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2021

  1. Garbage in, Never out

    Adventures in streaming algorithms.

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