The current conflict in Spain has a lot to do with economic failure on November 6, 2017As Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy threatens take over the autonomous region of Catalonia, it is becoming clearer even to casual observers who the bad guys are in this conflict. Generally, when one side is peaceful and seeks dialogue, and the other is committed to resolving the disagreement through force, repression, and violence – well, […]
Democrats and TPP: what kind of democracy do we want? on July 10, 2016 The insurgent candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump – one uplifting and the other disturbing – together with the Brexit vote, have brought forth an unusual outpouring of discussion on the weaknesses of democratic governance in the high-income countries. There seems to be considerable agreement that all three of these unanticipated political earthquakes of […]