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Democracy Dies in Decentralization

The mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021 deeply undermines America’s pivotal role in promoting democracy globally.

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COVID-19: Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing Dies Aged 94

Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Former French president (1974 - 1981), passed away after contracting Covid-19 aged 94.

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President Donald Trump Fires Defence Secretary Mark Esper & Appoints Christopher Miller

Donald Trump has fired the defence secretary Mark Esper. He had opposed the outgoing President on several occasions. 

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Joe Biden Wins the 2020 US Election

Joe Biden has won the race to become the 46th President of the United States.

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Bertrand Russell: Thoughts on Politics, Passion, and Skepticism

In Bertrand Russell's essay “On the Value of Scepticism” (from in his 1958 book The Will to Doubt), he suggests that when opinions are expresses with great passion, including political opinion, it is often because the rational grounds for those opinions are limited. 

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Is Political Polarization a Rise in Tribalism?

What if our political differences are not first-and-foremost about different policies or priorities, but instead are about increased feelings of attachment to a political tribe?

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Henry Adams: Politics Had Always Been the Systematic Organization of Hatreds

The great historian Henry Adams had a US President as a grandfather and also as a great-grandfather: John Quincy Adams and John Adams.

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