Tag: politics
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In Defense of Universal Empathy: Thoughts on Ukraine War (& Reactions to it)
Picture shows populations at risk of mass atrocities around the world. Does not include Ukraine yet, or other countries where human rights are under threat (e.g. Belarus) War sucks. I’ve been trying to articulate my thoughts on the war in Ukraine and the reactions to it. My thoughts are scattered, go in many different directions, and […]
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An attempt to write a balanced account of what is happening in Catalonia
Photo via eldiario.es There are multiple accounts of what is happening in Catalonia. While Spanish media and politicians spread different versions of what is occurring, international media report the events with more or less accuracy. We live in a dystopian world. The Catalan case evinces this reality. While some in the Spanish government claim that […]
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Ghana Politics 101 – Elections Contextualized
On Wednesday, December 7th, Ghana will once again celebrate democratic elections. Ghana is usually hailed as the star of Africa or Africa’s most peaceful and stable country. Since 1992, the country has enjoyed substantial levels of political peace and stability. Yet as elections approach, tensions arise and there is a sense of uncertainty in the […]
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How We Process Information: Why Politicians Can Overtly Lie and People Still Believe Them
Why do people still believe him if there is so much evidence that proves he is lying? Over the past few months I heard this sentence (or different iterations of it) on multiple occasions. Whether applied to Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Nigel Farage, Álvaro Uribe, Nana Akufo-Ado or John Dramani Mahama, the outrage was […]
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LET 2016 BE A CALL TO ACTION
In the past six months, political decisions in several countries have stunned pundits and progressists alike, defied all political expectations, and set social justice and civil rights a few years back. In England, after a reductionist and disinformation campaign, old white males from peripheral areas proved decisive in the Brexit referendum. In Spain, corruption on […]
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