Derick Chauvin’s Conviction is Only the Beginning of Police Reform
By: David O. Monda Reverend Martin Luther King reminded humanity that the arc of the moral universe is long, but
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04, 2021
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01, 2021
The Unpardonable President
By: Dennis Rohatyn Can a President pardon himself? No way. Then why is there even an issue? What’s all the
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01, 2021
Reflexive Justice
By: Dennis Rohatyn When Judge (now Justice) Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate for a seat on the
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03, 2018
Which Way, Kenya: Presidential, Parliamentary, or Hybrid System of Government?
The recent proposal to reform the constitutional framework in Kenya with the introduction of a one-term ceremonial president and creation of an executive Prime Minister raises the question about whether a presidential, parliamentary or hybrid system would serve the country better.
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02, 2018
Foreign Envoys’ Statement on Democracy in Kenya Lets an Undemocratic Government off the Hook
Envoys from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and Canada, among others, let an undemocratic government off the hook, by equally castigating the government and opposition for the lack of a National Conversation
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02, 2018
Kenya Slides Precipitously Towards a De Facto One-Party State in 2018
By: David O. Monda In 2018, Africa is littered with governments that function constitutionally but remain authoritarian, undemocratic, and de
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12, 2017
Canada’s Transgender Rights Bill is incoherent—and that’s a concern
By: Hendrik van der Breggen Canada’s Bill C16, a.k.a. Transgender Rights Bill, attempts to add gender identity and expression to
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08, 2017
Right to Silence in the Age of Aadhaar
Unless the right to silence comes of age and accommodates the technological challenges posed by biometric ID systems, the lacuna in the law which distinguishes between password and fingerprint locks can be exploited to render the fundamental right to silence -- which is often the last bastion of civil society -- an abortive ideal.
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10, 2016
The US Left: A Short Introduction
Is there a US Left? More specifically, is there a popular movement for socialism in the United States that has any chance of affecting national policy any time soon? Despite rising interest in socialism, there is an enormous gap between this and the emergence of a solid and coherent national political force with a capacity to grow. To understand this gap – and why it has been so persistent – we must look to the structural factors that make the US so difficult for the Left.
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02, 2016
Scalia and the Rule of Law
"The law," wrote Aristotle in his Politics, "is reason unaffected by desire". Perhaps no recent justice of the American Supreme Court was as concerned with this idea as the late Antonin Scalia.