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Climate change solutions: It's a voting thing, and that's a worry

In a summer of broken records, it is hard not to sound like a broken record, but... Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on this planet. That really is worth emphasizing, since we have had a number of record-breaking years and months over the last 20 years. To

And now Florida. Losing and legally challenging elections is the new norm

Trump has now forged a new path for American democracy, one that is distinctly un-democratic, and rather similar to a child throwing their toys out of the pram. It now appears almost required behavior that, upon losing an election as a GOP candidate, one must challenge the legality of the

The GOP Sustained Assault on Democracy

There are some really terrible moves being made by the GOP at all levels of politics in the US. This has arguably been going on for decades, but most pointedly so since Trump's election in 2016. There is a very good case to suggest that the GOP is

A Suggestion for Ballots (Perhaps a 2nd Referendum, too)

I was speaking to Alan Duval and he had this interesting idea for a 2nd EU Referendum (Ior indeed to remedy the shortcomings of the first if we could rewind), though you could apply the principle to any vote. His idea was to have 3 questions concerning the EU at

Brexit and the Media

As Winston Churchill once said, the best argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter, but there you go. Has Brexit represented a win for democracy? In short, no. We have a representative democracy whereby we democratically vote for a local MP to represent us in Parliament

The Shock Doctrine, Post-Brexit and Where the UK Goes Now

Brexit has undoubtedly caused some grave concerns in the financial world. The pound is operating on a 31-year low, breaking records daily, and the commercial property market has nose-dived, with its ramifications for companies who have portfolios, and those who use it as collateral. All these issues have come about

Founding Father John Adams: Christianity, Atheism and Democracy

Founding Father John Adams: Christianity, Atheism and Democracy

The Founding Fathers are still on the front line of debate amongst atheists and Christians, secularists and theocrats alike. All these years later there is still confusion abounding. Part of the reason why is that there are many misquotes (and this can happen on both sides). Here, for example, is a

US Is an Oligarchy Not a Democracy, says Scientific Study

Andy Schueler came across this little piece. Although I would be cautious over the definition of oligarchy ("meaning profoundly corrupt" rather than "a small group of people having control of a country or organization."), this could make for interesting reading: