ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
St. Thomas Aquinas, a medieval Roman Catholic scholar, reconciled the political philosophy of Aristotle with Christian faith. In doing so, he contended that a just ruler or government must work for the “common good” of all. Before the time of Jesus, the Greeks developed concepts about how the world worked and human beings behaved. Aristotle, …
Efforts to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential ballot are underway in nearly a third of U.S. states, citing the 14th Amendment’s prohibition against individuals who have committed insurrection from seeking federal office. Some states have rejected claims, while others have cases pending or under appeal. The legal battles could impact ballot preparation, with …
Source Traditionally, faith and reason have each been considered to be sources of justification for religious belief. Because both can purportedly serve this same epistemic function, it has been a matter of much interest to philosophers and theologians how the two are related and thus how the rational agent should treat claims derived from either …
Yuval considered ecological collapse and technological disruption as the two prominent challenges of humanity. He raised further that humanity’s squabbles are incapacitating society, leaving the threats unchallenged. Watch the Video
With U.S. democracy plagued by extremism, polarization, and a growing disconnect between voters and lawmakers, a set of reforms that could dramatically upend how Americans vote is gaining momentum at surprising speed in Western states. Ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference, has seen its profile steadily expand …
James talks about important issue – countering the “cultural” revolution – which dilutes political issues whether it comes from the right or the left, thereby making politics feeble and causing further confusion among the voter population about effectiveness of politics. He is not, however, approaching the issue correctly. The argument should be based on separating …
The Gini coefficient, or Gini index, is the most commonly used measure of inequality. It was developed by Italian statistician Corrado Gini (1884–1965) and is named after him. It is typically used as a measure of income inequality, but it can be used to measure the inequality of any distribution – such as the distribution of wealth, …
The presidential election is less than a year away, and economic issues are once again top of mind for voters around the country. Despite the economy’s rapid recovery from the pandemic, President Biden has struggled to convince Americans that his policies are improving their finances. In polls, the majority of Americans still say they trust …