Political Theory
Occupy Wall Street: Capitalism is the Disease, Not the Symptoms
The Occupy Wall Street movement, on its second anniversary, asserts that capitalism itself is the root cause of societal problems like wealth inequality, political corruption, and financial instability. While acknowledging the value of reforms and temporary relief efforts, the movement maintains tha…
The End of Protest: A Call for Innovation in Activism
Contemporary forms of protest are failing to achieve desired social change, leading to a crisis within activism. Traditional tactics are ineffective against evolved repressive regimes. A taboo against critically assessing these failures perpetuates the problem, as those in power within the "protest …
Challenging the Notion of Compromise and Redefining Democracy
This article redefines democracy not as a system for selecting ideal rulers, but as an error-correction mechanism for efficiently removing unsatisfactory policies and leaders without violence. It critiques the conventional understanding of compromise as a virtue, arguing that it often leads to subop…