Spectacles

The Misadventure of Nation-Building in Afghanistan | Insight

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U.S. , Foreign Pol. , Middle East

The Misadventure of Nation-Building in Afghanistan | Insight

The misguided project of nation-building explains the United States’ failure after twenty years in Afghanistan, as well as why it would be a catastrophic mistake to go back.…

20 Aug 2021

Spectacles launches tomorrow!

First of all, we just want to say thank you for helping us by reading and trying out Spectacles. (By…

19 Aug 2021

Raising the Temperature on Climate Rhetoric | Insight

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U.S. , Governance

Raising the Temperature on Climate Rhetoric | Insight

The latest IPCC report demonstrates the scope of the climate crisis, but it’s not clear that politicians know how to get citizens to care.…

13 Aug 2021

South Africa: In the Aftermath, a Shattered Image of Democracy | Insight

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Africa , Inequality , Governance

South Africa: In the Aftermath, a Shattered Image of Democracy | Insight

The damage caused by widespread unrest in South Africa highlights the failure of the country’s current leadership to reverse abysmal material conditions.…

11 Aug 2021

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Europe , U.S. , Dem. Decline , Rule of Law

Mr. Carlson Goes to Budapest | Insight

Tucker Carlson tries to pass off Viktor Orbán’s pernicious dismantling of Hungarian democracy as an epitome of freedom worth imitating.…

09 Aug 2021

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Bird's Eye

Big Government & Liberal Democracy | Bird's Eye

What's the difference between Socialism and Social Democracy? What can we learn from them? Join Philip and Harry as they discuss whether big government can deliver.…

07 Aug 2021

Parsons’s Pardons: Liberty and Justice for Some | Insight

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U.S. , Governance ,

Parsons’s Pardons: Liberty and Justice for Some | Insight

The Missouri governor’s pardon of the gun-toting McCloskey couple and neglect of the wrongfully convicted points to the need for a new way of freeing the innocent…

06 Aug 2021

Japan’s Name-and-Shame an Interesting Approach to Rule-Breakers | Insight

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Asia , U.S. , Governance

Japan’s Name-and-Shame an Interesting Approach to Rule-Breakers | Insight

A new practice of publicly announcing the names of COVID quarantine violators points to the importance of community in building a healthy democracy.…

04 Aug 2021

Impending Evictions and the Grave Consequences of Political Cowardice | Insight

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U.S. , Governance , Pub. Policy , Inequality

Impending Evictions and the Grave Consequences of Political Cowardice | Insight

The recent failure to address the evictions about to sweep the country is not just about a housing crisis. It’s about the kind of courage democracy needs in its leaders.…

02 Aug 2021

Covid (Again?) + Last Week's Digest