ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Lewis Henry Morgan, a nineteenth century anthropologist, is credited with bringing the idea of the “ladder of cultural evolution” to the public. His theory, accepted as scientific at the time, suggested that there was a natural hierarchy between cultures that supported racial prejudice and subjugation of the perceived lesser peoples. Morgan’s scale had three distinct …
In my previous blog, Technology, addiction or evolution I asked if technology itself is addictive or is it the evolution of technology and the “newness” that creates the desire to have. So I thought I would go a little further on the evolution. Read more
As the Ukraine war enters its twelfth month, the military situation remains a stalemate, but a stalemate that gives the political advantage to Russia. If Russia can hold most of the territory in the oblasts of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson that it annexed on Sept. 30, 2022, it will claim success for its “special …
Starting in the 1600s, European philosophers began debating the question of who should govern a nation. As the absolute rule of kings weakened, Enlightenment philosophers argued for different forms of democracy. In 1649, a civil war broke out over who would rule England—Parliament or King Charles I. The war ended with the beheading of the …
Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. By turns charismatic and ruthless, brilliant and power hungry, diplomatic and bloodthirsty, Alexander inspired such loyalty in his men they’d follow him anywhere …
Robert M. Gates has served eight U.S. presidents in various capacities throughout his career, including as secretary of defense, director of the CIA and a member of the National Security Council. On Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET, Gates joins Washington Post foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius to discuss the path forward in Ukraine …
House Republicans are creating a new working group to further their pushback against environmental, social and governance investing, known as ESG. A press release from the House Financial Services Committee announcing the group said it will be aimed at combating what they described as a “threat to our capital markets.” Read more
It’s possible that you’ve come across Pablo Woodward before on the streets of England, where he performs as the Disco Bunny – a one-man roving dance party dressed in flamboyant raver attire with a mission to entertain and unite passersby. Or more likely you’ve seen him in a viral video – viewed millions of times – that …
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace was established at Stanford University in 1919 by Herbert Hoover, a member of Stanford’s pioneer graduating class of 1895 and the thirty-first president of the United States. Created as a library and repository of documents, the Institution enters its second century with a dual identity: an active …
On September 27, 2018, Yale’s Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, and the Poynter Fellowship for Journalism hosted Vladimir Pozner, the acclaimed Russian-American journalist and broadcaster. Pozner spoke on the impact of US foreign policy towards Russia after the Soviet Union has been disbanded, and shared his opinions on a range of issues …