Considering a World State III: The Desirability of a World State
Thus far in the ‘Considering a World State’ series, the first and second articles have aimed to show that the creation of a world state is both a necessary and More
Fanon’s Violent Path to Liberation: Repercussions For the Post-Colonial State
Numerous countries have experienced a period of decolonization following European imperialism. Some of these include countries in North Africa and the Middle East who were under the control of French, More
Considering a World State II: The Feasibility of a World State
The previous article in the ‘Considering a World State’ series spoke to the necessity of a world state in finding effective and timely solutions to problems of collective action. Admittedly, More
Considering a World State I: The Necessity of a World State
It is often the case that in discussions of political theory that a thought experiment or hypothetical scenario can assist in the analysis of a concept. The following thought experiment More
Tyrannical Injustice in Hobbes’s Commonwealth
Many philosophers have their own interpretations of the state of nature and the true nature of mankind. Hobbes depicts one of the first accounts of the state of nature and More
Demise of the Divine: Iran’s Crumbling Theocracy
Perhaps one of the most defining moments in politics in the Middle East last year was the 2017 Presidential election in Iran, which was followed by a series of protests More
Putin 2018: Russian Revanchism and the Authoritarian Alternative
The 2018 Russian Presidential Elections seems to confirm what political theorists since Montesquieu have claimed concerning the country: Russia is a despotism, and that situation is unlikely to change anytime More
The Axes of Identity: An Introduction to Intersectionality
At the cusp of second-wave feminism, there was a lack of understanding of discriminatory differences between identity groups. Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term ‘intersectionality’ in 1989 to conceptualize the junction More
Dirty Hands: The Politics of Morality
“Dirty Hands” refers to the idea that the right political action can conflict with profound morality. The term was first coined by Jean-Paul Sartre in his 1948 play, Dirty Hands. More
The Fourth Estate: The Importance of a Free Press for the Maintenance of Good Government
On the morning of October 27th 1787, a trio of New York newspapers, including the Independent Journal, published the first of a series of articles that would eventually become the More