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It’s a standard assumption in the West: As a society progresses, it eventually becomes a capitalist, multi-party democracy. Right?
Eric X. Li, a Chinese investor and political scientist, begs to differ. In this provocative, boundary-pushing talk, he asks his audience to consider that there’s more than one way to run a successful modern nation.
A venture capitalist and political scientist, Eric X Li argues that the universality claim of Western democratic systems is going to be “morally challenged” by China.
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- Senator Ben Sasse Explains How Courts Work in the American Systemon October 13, 2020 at 2:08 pm
Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) deftly used his questioning of Amy Coney Barrett to illuminate the true purpose and role of America’s judiciary.
- 'All Voters Vote' proposal to change Florida voting system draws another legal challengeon October 13, 2020 at 1:28 pm
Amendment 3, would open primaries for legislative, governor and Cabinet offices to all registered voters regardless of party, in what's called a "blanket primary." It's now drawn a legal challenge, ...
- Opinion: SCOTUS hearings create political heat, not much light for investorson October 13, 2020 at 10:16 am
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- Dominance or democracy? Authoritarian white masculinity as Trump and Pence's political debate strategyon October 13, 2020 at 9:17 am
After the debate between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence, commentators contrasted Pence’s reserved demeanor with the belligerence President Donald Trump exhibited in his debate with ...
- ‘Totally Under Control’ Director Alex Gibney on How NDAs and Political Posturing Devastated America’s Pandemic Responseon October 13, 2020 at 6:48 am
Donald Trump’s recent COVID-19 diagnosis brought all the chaos and contradictions of the pandemic into sharp focus. Between his refusal to protect himself and the people surrounding him and the ...
- Drilon: Weak political party system behind unstable gov’t leadershipon October 13, 2020 at 4:51 am
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday said that a weak political party system in the Philippines is the reason behind the bickering among politicians over leadership, the latest of which ...
- Florida's primary system needs work, but Amendment 3 is too radical a shifton October 13, 2020 at 3:33 am
Keep partisan primaries, but allow voters who are not affiliated with a political party to vote in the primary of their choice.
- Supreme Court term limits would aggravate political tensions around justices, not ease themon October 13, 2020 at 1:23 am
Term limits for justices are unconstitutional and wouldn't solve our problems. We need a better way to lower the political temperature around the court.
- Facebook takes down political ads attacking ranked-choice votingon October 12, 2020 at 6:58 pm
The shadowy Maine Liberty Coalition spent more than $15,000 on Facebook video ads typical of the anonymous misinformation campaigns that have been used across social media platforms.
- How The Two-Party System Obscures The Complexity Of Black Americans’ Politicson October 6, 2020 at 3:00 am
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- Commentary: Democracy left behindon October 10, 2020 at 8:38 pm
The problem is that the United States is the country that democracy left behind. At its founding, we were on the cutting edge of democracy. Our Constitution rejected rule by kings and pioneered ...
- The cost of political instabilityon October 10, 2020 at 2:05 pm
Pakistan needs political stability more than any other thing to ensure economic wellbeing and external security ...
- DPP ‘civil war’ necessary to define party’s future, says Centre for Multi-party Democracyon October 7, 2020 at 4:09 am
The Centre for Multi-party Democracy (CDM) has observed that leadership wrangles that have rocked former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as necessary, saying they will help to redefine ...
- TVNZ Ruling - Where Does That Leave Our Democracy?on October 6, 2020 at 10:52 pm
Where does this decision leave our democracy?” asks party leader Leighton Baker. “When a party with longevity, candidates in every electorate, polling the 5th highest in the country over a long period ...
- TVNZ ruling: Where does that leave our democracy? - New Conservativeon October 6, 2020 at 10:31 pm
New Conservative today put a case to the high court in Auckland seeking to be included in the scheduled Multi-Party debate by state broadcaster ... "Where does this decision leave our democracy?" asks ...
- Let go: The law against seditionon October 6, 2020 at 1:58 pm
It becomes irrelevant in a democracy where the relationship between the people and their government is supposed to be different ...
- German Reunification Brought a Wave of Neoliberal Triumphalism — And a Social Disasteron October 3, 2020 at 10:55 am
In the last years before the Berlin Wall's fall, most opposition movements in East Germany sought a reformed, more democratic socialism. But the effect of reunification on October 3, 1990 was a wave ...
- Voters need empowerment, not trickery and tokenismon October 2, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Never mind that we have enjoyed opportunities to change the trajectory of our national growth, ranging from the declaration of independence, the reintroduction of multi-party democracy ...
- Presidential power play undermines democracy in Africaon October 1, 2020 at 12:19 am
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance also includes commitments ... with good governance and a functional and peaceful multi-party system. The country boosted its democratic ...
- Nigeria and the Class of ‘60on September 30, 2020 at 5:05 pm
He then followed with a dubious transition to multi-party democracy in 1993 and ‘won’ three presidential elections in succession until his death in 2005 after 38 years in power. His son ...
