Category Archives: Politics

The JD Vance Pick

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Luke Ford

Tracing Woodgrains writes: [T]he GOP is looking to make an appeal to anti-woke Silicon Valley or finance types to fill the void left by the Republican Party’s competency crisis. Right now, there is tremendous asymmetry between the parties in policy … Continue reading →

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2nd Edition: Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2024 book: * Democrats: Sweaty, disorderly, offhand, imaginative, tolerant, skillful at give – and – take Republicans: Respectable, sober, purposeful, self – righteous, cut – and – dried, boring (Clinton Rossiter) * the left … Continue reading →

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Nationalism & Multiculturalism

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Luke Ford

In his 2015 book, Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations, Andrew Heywood wrote: * One key source of multicultural thinking stems from the attempt to refashion liberal beliefs to take into account the importance of communal belonging. In this … Continue reading →

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Leadership

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

In his 2015 book, Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations, Andrew Heywood wrote: In some respects the subject of political leadership appears to be outdated. The division of society into leaders and followers is rooted in a pre-democratic culture … Continue reading →

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International Law

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

In his 2015 book, Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations, Andrew Heywood wrote: International law is an unusual phenomenon. As traditionally understood, law consists of a set of compulsory and enforceable enforceable rules, reflecting the will of a sovereign … Continue reading →

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