Democracy

The 100% Tax You Pay

on Nov, 15 2011
For all the praise showered on our civilized system of politics, namely democracy, there is one glaring and despicable characteristic that lies at its heart - one shared with all previous political orders.  
The greatest achievement of modern democracy is the virtually-complete seperation between action and consequence.  This is not a failure that exists within a democracy to be fixed - it is in fact the fundamental essence of…

Voting is wierd

on Jul, 10 2011
Can you think of a single decision that must be made and implemented by any institution, on behalf of an entire population, that is actually necessary.
Let me start with a disclaimer - I am not interested in passing opinions on the kinds of choices and lifestyles people choose to live.  In this article, I will squarely focus my attention on the…

Tiocfaidh Ár Lá

on Jul, 04 2011
Padraig Pearse, one of the most significant rebels of the 1916 uprising, claimed that in Ireland "there must be not two nations or three nations but one nation".
Is it possible that establishments like the Public School System from Primary to Third level actually act as decivilizing forces in modern society?
I scribbled the title for this article about two months ago but I had no idea how to actually approach writing it, or perhaps too many ideas.  I would have to present so many precedents and…