{"id":25695,"date":"2019-10-30T17:45:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T16:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speakersacademy.com\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=107050"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:14:42","slug":"raymond-mens","status":"publish","type":"sa_speaker","link":"https:\/\/speakers-academy.prod.level-level.nl\/nl\/spreker\/raymond-mens\/","title":{"rendered":"Raymond Mens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raymond Mens is Amerikakenner en politicoloog. Hij becommentarieert de politieke ontwikkelingen in de Verenigde Staten op radio en televisie. Zo is hij regelmatig te gast bij Vandaag Inside, Op1 en andere programma\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016 voorspelt Mens dat Donald Trump de presidentsverkiezingen weleens zou kunnen winnen. T\u00f3en werd hij vooral verbaasd aangekeken, nu is hij een veelgevraagd spreker die de trends achter Trump analyseert en in het huidige Amerika plaatst. \u2018Zoals een voetbalcommentator een voetbalwedstrijd analyseert, zo duid ik de Amerikaanse politiek. Ik heb geen voorkeur, maar duid de ontwikkelen op een zo begrijpelijk mogelijke manier.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 publiceert Mens <span style=\"color: #ba9f66;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9f66;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.managementboek.nl\/boek\/9789083085982\/lang-leve-trump-raymond-mens\">Lang leve Trump<\/a><\/span>. In het boek concludeert hij dat het Trump-tijdperk doordendert, ook als Amerika\u2019s 45e president er niet meer is. &#8216;Een dieet van Coca-Cola en Big Macs. Geblondeerd en gebruind. Een New Yorks accent. Donald Trump is op en top Amerikaans. De trends achter Trump zijn dat ook.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In zijn tweede boek, <span style=\"color: #ba9f66;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9f66;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.managementboek.nl\/boek\/9789083085975\/nieuws-als-wapen-raymond-mens\">Nieuws als wapen<\/a><\/span> (2022), analyseert de Amerikakenner de opkomst van FOX News. Mens schrijft over een mediaoorlog die allang niet meer om kijkcijfers gaat, maar om politieke macht. Langs herkenbare nieuwsfeiten geeft hij de lezer een bizar kijkje achter de schermen. \u2018Het is een strijd tussen generaals en soldaten in hun loopgraven: de mediamagnaten Ted Turner en Rupert Murdoch en kijkcijferkanonnen zoals Tucker Carlson.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In zijn podcast <span style=\"color: #ba9f66;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9f66;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raymondmens.nl\/podcast\/\">Amerika in 15 minuten<\/a><\/span> duidt Raymond de laatste ontwikkelingen uit de Verenigde Staten en beantwoordt hij vragen van luisteraars. 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