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 […]

Emiliag (ASA) A Bolivian province, Santa Cruz, held a referendum over the weekend. Unsurprisingly, voters in the oil-rich area supported greater autonomy—and keeping a greater portion of their oil revenue—from the central government. At least a few comments on the topic centered on the fact that Bolivia is an imagined community to which citizens feel […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]