ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
In December 2021, IHS hosted a discussion with Robert B. Talisse on his recent book “Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe to the Other Side.” Talisse, a philosophy professor at Vanderbilt University, has conducted extensive research on the forces that divide us politically and discursively. The conversation fed off material from his first book “Overdoing Democracy: …
America’s constitutional republic finds itself in an inevitable decline, or so some would say. Political polarization, institutional distrust, and economic uncertainty threaten to fray America’s societal fabric. Decline is only inevitable, however, if we choose it. A recommitment to civic education, dedication to a common good over unilateral perfection, and civic bargaining, Americans can ensure …
America’s so-called “left behind” counties — the once-great manufacturing centers and other distressed places that struggled mightily at the start of this century — have staged a remarkable comeback. In the last three years, they added jobs and new businesses at their fastest pace since Bill Clinton was president. The turnaround has shocked experts. “This …
Lately I have written a great deal about metamodernism which is the overall philosophical school of thought this blog and my books are devoted to. I have introduced the notion of the metamodern aristocracy, proposed what’s going to be the meta-ideology of metamodern society, showed how we have progressed from pre-modern to metamodern thinking throughout history, and in …
The Listening Society (2017) and Nordic Ideology (2019) by “Hanzi Freinacht” The argument underpinning The Listening Society is that many of us are “living in our ancestors’ utopia.” We have abundant food, comfortable homes, modern healthcare, voting rights, freedom of expression, and freedom of religion. The (fictitious) author, “Hanzi Freinacht,” invites us to appreciate our “relative utopia;” learn from how …
Solomon was a medical doctor in a town in West Gojjam Zone in Ethiopia’s northwesternAmhara region when armed conflict broke out in August 2023 between the Ethiopianfederal government and an Amhara militia known as Fano.Like many other medical professionals working in towns experiencing heavy fighting, hefocused on treating all categories of patients, including those wounded …
The human rights situation in Ethiopia remained precarious, with government security forces, militias, and non-state armed groups responsible for systematic abuses, with impunity remaining the norm. In August, clashes between the Ethiopian military and militias in the Amhara region escalated, resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and displacement. In …
This paper presents the most recent analysis of how different states conduct their elections, with an emphasis on the most contentious issues: whether and under what conditions people can vote early by mail; whether voter identification is required; and whether and by whom ballot harvesting is allowed. The US Constitution requires that “the Times, Places …
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was landmark legislation that required decades of actions—and setbacks—to achieve. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. When it was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964, it was a major victory …
A new report covering 154 countries over several decades finds that last year had the “highest level of democratic discontent” since 1995.· The report marks the launch of Cambridge’s new Centre for the Future of Democracy, which will look at the “bigger picture to see how democracy could evolve”. Dissatisfaction with democratic politics among citizens of developed* countries has …