Archive for the 'democracy'

• “We Hold these Truths to be Self-Evident….”

July 4th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 18th century, America, democracy, egalitarianism, freedom, government, history, Human Rights, ideas, liberty, politics, Republic, revolution, symbolism | 1 comment

• The Era of the Creepy-State is Here

March 6th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, corporations, criminals, culture, democracy, democratic party, dystopia, elections, extremists, Failed State, futurism, government, ideas, leadership, legitimacy, non-state actors, obama, Oligarchy, Patterns, Perception, politics, rambling, reform, Republic, republican party, rule-sets, scenario, society, state failure, totalitarianism, Uncategorized | 33 comments

• Syria, Iran and the Risks of Tactical Geopolitics

February 13th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, Arab Spring, arab world, china, democracy, diplomacy, diplomatic history, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, international law, iran, islamic world, leadership, Libya, military, national security, politics, public diplomacy, R2P, russia, society, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, the atlantic, theory, war | 21 comments

• SOPA: So Bad, even Hitler is Against It

January 19th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 21st century, America, computers, connectivity, conspiracy, corporations, criminals, democracy, dystopia, free speech, freedom, government, Oligarchy, politics, society, totalitarianism, web 2.0, youtube | 2 comments

• Wishcraft as Statecraft a.k.a The “And a Pony!” Doctrine

January 11th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, A.E., academia, America, analytic, Character, counterintuitive, democracy, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, military, national security, organizations, Perception, rambling, Republic, strategy, Strategy and War | 6 comments