Geert Wilders, a Dutch populist, was convicted of "inciting discrimination" for suggesting it would be desirable to have "fewer Moroccans" in the Netherlands.

The question of how many immigrants a country should have is a valid political question, and it should not be a crime to say "fewer".

However, some points in Wilders' party platform are outright tyranny. "Preventive" imprisonment is Guantanamo -- an injustice. So is exiling citizens for crimes. Banning the Qur'an is outrageous censorship. Kicking out asylum seekers is cruelty.

Cutting foreign aid is cruel. Cutting public broadcasting won't save much money and seems foolish. Not supporting research is certainly foolish.

Some aspects of the program might be good. Increased direct democracy could be good if implemented the Swiss way, where plebiscites can be held to validate or to reject laws passed by the legislature.

The promise to reduce taxes and increase benefits is questionable. That can be done for a while by deficit spending, which is the right way to give the economy an emergency boost, but is harmful to continue for the long haul. Does the Netherlands need an emergency economic boost just now?

How will rents be lowered? Building more housing would do the job well, but they might try some other less healthy method.

Cutting taxes for owning a car is a way of subsidizing fossil fuels. Do they want the sea to overflow their dikes?

The Exxon oilman, Tillerson, that Trump proposes for Secretary of State has a long history of making deals with Putin's men.

PISSI has recaptured Palmyra, defeating Assad's forces despite Russian air support.

Everyone: call on the International Criminal court to prosecute American war criminals too.

Trump Makes America Goldman’s Again! No better than Clinton — indeed, perhaps even worse, because Trump doesn't try to hide it.