The New Politics
Politics- in all its forms- is bankrupt. The notion that we can safely and successfully hand over the management of our daily lives and the setting
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The New Politics
Politics- in all its forms- is bankrupt. The notion that we can safely and successfully hand over the management of our daily lives and the setting of priorities to a political class or elite is thoroughly discredited. Politicians cannot be trusted- regardless of the system in which they oper Contd...
Politics- in all its forms- is bankrupt. The notion that we can safely and successfully hand over the management of our daily lives and the setting of priorities to a political class or elite is thoroughly discredited. Politicians cannot be trusted- regardless of the system in which they operate. No set of constraints- checks- and balances- is proved to work and mitigate their unconscionable acts and the pernicious effects these have on our welfare and longevity.
Impeach Bush now
Even a month ago- I was content to let the electoral system punish President George W. Bush for his incompetence in prosecuting the war in Iraq. Let him deal with more Democrats than he bargained for after the 2006 midterm elections- I thought. That would sufficiently punish him for his failur...
Heal Our Republic: Change Our Electoral System
Consider the presidential election system we have today: Every state has a number of electors- equal to their amount of representatives and senators- who vote for the President of the United States. In most states- every elector goes to the candidate who achieves the most popular votes- rega...
Ideologies - from the benign to the malign and from the divine to the pedestrian - have driven the gullible human race to the verge of annihilation and back. Participatory democracies have degenerated everywhere into venal plutocracies. Socialism and its poisoned fruits - Marxism-Leninism- Stalinism- Maoism - have wrought misery on a scale unprecedented even by medieval standards. Only Fascism and Nazism compare with them unfavorably. The idea of the nation-state culminated in the Yugoslav succession wars.
Venezuela Threatens to Cut off Oil Exports to US
February 21th- 2006
by Elif Ozdemir
On Sunday- Hugo Chavez- president of Venezuela- threatened Condoleezza Rice. Last Friday- he also made treats to discontinue exporting crude oil to America if they will still try to undermine his administration.
This is hi...
Islamic Intolerance
Islamic apologists keep telling us that the religion of Islam is a kind- tolerante and peaceful religion. Every time a woman is stoned or someone is beheaded or a homicide bomber blows up a bus or restaurant filled with innocent people- we are told that it is the work of Islamic fanatics and t...
People are voting with their feet. Most elections draw to the ballot boxes and the polling stations less than half the electorate.
Three models seem to be emerging as the dominant forms of future politics:
I. Anarchism- both destructive (international terrorism- for example) and constructive (the Internet- for instance).
II. Participatory democracy- both destructive (mob rule and coups) and constructive (people power- especially in Asia and Latin America).
III. In certain countries- mainly in the West- a disenchanted and uninterested citizenry will relegate power and vest it in various oligrachies- forfeiting its decision-making prerogatives altogether and permanently in return for material welfare and personal safety.
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The Tax Policy Charade
Tax policy discussions are meant to do what? Arrive at a rational policy- or garner votes. I think it is the latter. What is lost in all the debate over tax increases versus tax cuts- is science. Contrary to what most people may think- there is some scientific study of taxation....
Gun Control Will Solve Nothing
Statistics from the National Federation of State High School Associations reveal that- in 1999- 15 students perished while playing in high school football games. This fact received little to no coverage in the national media. Angry parents did not parade into Washington- D.C.- in order to de...
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Sam Vaknin ( samvak.tripod.com ) is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East. He served as a columnist for Global Politician- Central Europe Review- PopMatters- Bellaonline- and eBookWeb- a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent- and the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101. Until recently- he served as the Economic Advisor to the Government of Macedonia. Visit Sam/' s Web site at samvak.tripod.com
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