Archive for the ‘politics’ category

Good, Necessary, and Just

May 13th, 2008 | In politics, ruminations 

The wars about which there is the least dissent, both contemporary and historical, are those which are judged to have been good, necessary, and just. And though there can be extensive debate against how much any war fits any or all of these categories, it’s hard to doubt that a war that is seen as […]

Every Nation is an Illusion

May 8th, 2008 | In politics, world 

Emiliag (ASA)

In Defense of Voting on Character

May 2nd, 2008 | In politics, ruminations 

Public Domain
Law making, like many things in life, is about compromise. But the problems with which politicians must deal are not always about compromise. Some things are too important and too urgent to be dealt with adequately through endless compromises with other politicians and the public at large. Sometimes, in the course of running a […]

How To Steal an Election

April 24th, 2008 | In politics, world 

There have been a number of recent attempt to steal elections. Of course not all have succeed, and probably, not all have been known. Though I don’t have much advice about how to keep your fixing from being known, I have some ideas about how you can succeed despite it being known.
First, there are some […]

The Protester’s Imperative

April 11th, 2008 | In politics, world 

prakhar
Be heard, provoke consideration, but never — never — be perceived as impetuous. The second the public at large sees you are a bigger problem than the problem you’re protesting about, you’ve lost.
These thoughts of mine were provoked in no small part because of the amount of coverage that recent protests along the path of the Olympic torch relay […]