Category: Politics and Governance
Brief excerpts from a column by Kevin D. Williamson, “Why Not Fewer Voters?” (emphasis mine): Much of the discussion about proposed changes to voting laws….simply asserts that having more people vote is, ceteris paribus,...
Courtesy, The three types of specialist, this excerpt from a passage of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Bluebeard” (emphasis added): Slazinger claims to have learned from history that most people cannot open their minds to new ideas...
Today’s thought-provoking post is on “Democracy: Should We Bother?” in which Prof Eric Morris questions this “seemingly unquestionable proposition” Some excerpts below (emphasis added)… The apparently sensible response to this arbitrary exercise of authority...
Here is a short video in Hindi by my friend and fellow FTI colleague Nilesh Kamani lucidly explains the origins of government and why it exists. This is is the kind of stuff we...
Thanks to Sh Krishen Kak for sharing this remarkable piece (actually from an anthology) by Air Marshal SG Inamdar, PVSM, VSM on “Kautilya to Chandragupta on the Mauryan Soldier“. As Air Marshal Inamdar notes,...
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