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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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03, 2018
Political Tussle Between Raila and Uhuru Goes Back to 1963
Kenyan politics is often seen as a battle between the Odinga and Kenyatta families. This oversimplifies a complex array of political, social and economic tensions that faced Kenya at independence 1963. Independent Kenya was tossed directly into the vicissitudes of Cold War politics.
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02, 2018
Trump & the Politics of Conscience
A politician should enter office saying, “we will not compromise on this, this, and this,” only to find themselves, by force of circumstance and political education, compromising on many of them. To be able to hold this contradiction together with no loss of integrity or decency is the task of any good leader. Thus, a politician who does not even have any ostensibly unshakable values to shake is not only unfit – they are precisely unfit, in the most basic way.
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02, 2018
The Malaise of Liberalism
Liberals need to be able to answer the question: Why liberalism today? What kind of life does liberalism help to enable, and why is it desirable?
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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
The Absence of the US in Asia: A Power Struggle Between China and Japan
With the US largely absent from the ongoing geopolitical situation in Asia, new players have emerged in the region, which could lead to an arms race
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02, 2018
“To Art Its Freedom”: Right-Wing Arts Policy in the New Austria
Art can be a challenge to power, or be power’s instrument. Sometimes it can even end up being both. This last is what happened recently in Austria, where a new, right-wing government has adopted the motto of an art movement that formed in Vienna in 1897, precisely in opposition to conservative leadership.
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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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01, 2018
Does the Conservative Brand Need a Reset?
Do American Conservatives--and more specifically Republicans--need a rebrand to distance themselves from Trump.
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01, 2018
Perfect Storm
By: Hendrik van der Breggen I think our culture is facing a convergence of three popular philosophical theses which threatens