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Was Thomas Hobbes Too Optimistic?
Time via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThis picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, shows flares being fired by Israeli troops over the Gaza Strip during Israeli...
The gods of democracy are uneasy | Opinion
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe political universe is not orderly. It needs direction. It needs rules. That’s why the gods of necessity invented government. But in doing so they...
We asked 50,000 citizens in 23 countries what they expect of their government–70% of those in...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoCitizens the world over are expressing deep dissatisfaction with governments and their ability to...
Lafayette muralist's new work explores womanhood, pain and mythology
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSusan David is known as a compelling muralist whose work can be found across Lafayette and...
Debidatta Mahapatra: Understanding the moral and ethical foundation of the U.S. Constitution
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile discussing Constitution Day recently with my students, one thing I encountered consistently...
The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize 2023 - the interplay between force and opinion in...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWe have become accustomed, today, to seeing our own societies as the pinnacle of human achievement...
Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize for young writers - the 2023 winner
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoI am a complete fool. Nobody had come to break down the door yet, but I was certain they would. I...
Nicholas Goldberg: Is the world becoming more free and democratic — or are we backsliding?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe best spin from the 2023 'Freedom in the World' report is that the ongoing decline in rights and...
Letters to the editor for Saturday, December 31, 2022
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHonesty no longer required Fifty years ago voters would have ranked honesty as one of the most important traits they look for in a political candidate; today I'm not sure honesty would figure ...