The politicians say ‘we’ can’t afford a tax cut. Maybe we can’t afford the politicians. – Steve Forbes While the world castigated the election of Donald Trump on November 8, India woke up to the ugly truth they would have to face. Notes of five hundred and thousand could no longer be circulated and India faced it’s second demonetisation in its independent history. While some … Continue reading The politics of economics
We’re fascinated with robots because they are reflections of ourselves.- Ken Goldberg Recently this year, another one of our inventions broke our pre-existing notions. We all have prepared for the jobs in manufacturing, services and several other industries to be someday taken by robots. Politics, however, we could all have been so sure about that it will always be a duty of man. New Zealand, … Continue reading Can robots replace politicians?
The Internet came together as a miracle, really. Anyone with a wire can publish, we need to keep it that way – Barry Diller Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication. The way the removal … Continue reading Is repealing net neutrality undemocratic?
A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws. -DaShanne Stokes Donald Trump is undoubtedly an embarrassment and a liability to the United States. His actions affect not only the United States but also the rest of the world, given the United States’ immense global influence and impact. Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement and declaring Jerusalem as … Continue reading Why the world needs a Donald Trump
If you’ve got the truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn’t prove it. ― Robert A. Heinlein Almost all democracies, have debates by the representatives of political parties or the leaders themselves. In countries like the United States the debate is directly between the two contesting . In other countries like India several debates take place between the members of the political parties. So do these … Continue reading Do political debates change our opinion?
The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it – Karl Marx Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language . A problem is a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome. Philosophers study about the fundamental problems in a wide array of topics but the aim of … Continue reading Do philosophers make a difference?
“Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Undivided India , once a land of poets and philosophers , great warrior and fighters , mathematicians and scientists , cultures and traditions , succumbed to the petty politics of divide and rule . All it took the Britishers to take over the majestic land was … Continue reading Why does divide and rule still work?
“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” – Robert A. Heinlein The most dominant and impactful governments , dictatorship and regimes that have ever come to power have used a very important tool – propaganda . Propaganda in general and political propaganda in specific is something that has become so common , that … Continue reading Propaganda : Bane or boon ?
“Depoliticisation involves moving an issue from the governmental sphere to the public sphere (1), or from the public sphere to the private sphere (2), or from the private sphere to the realm of necessity (3).” – Colin Hay Over the past decade , the rise of depoliticisation , an anti-political sentiment , has been tremendous . This is visible by the fact that the trust … Continue reading Do we need depoliticisation?
“When people unfortunately use religion to facilitate their envy , arrogance and hate , communalism surfaces ” – Radhanath Swami Since its dawn , religion has been a very important tool in deciding the helm of power . A feature common to almost all the systems – Dictatorship , Monarchy or a Democracy , faith to some extent controls power . Many monarchies are nothing … Continue reading The role of religion in elections
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