Archive - Mattias Desmet

Who Murdered Yannick Verdyck? On the difference between a conspiracy and a tyranny without a tyrant.

On September 28, 2022, Yannick Verdyck—an outspoken critic of corona measures and the government—was shot dead by a special police unit in his home in…

Jun 12 •

Sperm donation is already safer than ‘traditional reproduction.’

Why would we still take risks?

Jun 1 •

May 2025

The Digital Gulag – The Conspiracy Question (Part 2).

I find the conspiracy discussion so important that I am going to write a series of articles about it.

May 12 •

A Note to My French-Speaking Readers

Désormais, mes articles sont aussi disponibles en français

May 11 •

A Note to My Dutch-Speaking Readers

Vanaf nu zijn mijn artikelen ook weer in het Nederlands beschikbaar

May 11 •

The Conspiracy Question (Part 1).

The antidote to the helplessness of the ordinary human being.

May 4 •

April 2025

The Snitch Line of the Minister of Health

Dear friends and followers,

Apr 19 •

The tree and the lightning

Apr 11 •

March 2025

From Corona to Ukraine - The New Mass Formation.

Dear friends, followers, and critics,

Mar 17 •

Laughter in heaven

Politics or metapolitics

Published on The Matter with Things • Mar 10

February 2025

From Michigan to California - Lapis Lazuli.

Feb 13 •

Iain McGilchrist & Mattias Desmet in conversation: The Modern World, Totalitarianism and the Brain

Feb 10 •

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