National sovereignty considered as a rule-based game
The Cambridge dictionary defines sovereignty as “The power of a country to govern itself”. As opposed to what? the power of a country not…
The Cambridge dictionary defines sovereignty as “The power of a country to govern itself”. As opposed to what? the power of a country not…
It is often suggested that obedience to the law is a virtue and by implication that respect for the law is a requirement of morality….
Never formally concluded, the wound of the Korean war has been festering for over 60 years; but quietly sidelined by matters considered more geopolitically important,…
The idea of freedom of movement is often in the news these days, whether in relation to Britain’s seeking control over immigration from the EU…
The following article is extracted from a longer essay entitled “‘The Re-Enchantment of the World’ as Social Theory and Critique”, which readers who are interested…
Attacks like the one we saw in the heart of London last week always set in motion a series of political spasms on the right…
Trigger warning: The following article from our sketch writer contains information about extremist views which some readers may find upsetting and offensive. Those of a sensitive…
It is perhaps no surprise that the country which brought us Kant and the categorical imperative has also given rise to the word “Gutmensch” as a…
Some have declared that 2016 was the year democracy died. This is nonsense of course and represents nothing more than those persons peeved sense of…
May you live in interesting times (Confucian curse) Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon…