by zen | Nov 8, 2012 | Monitor
Generally, I eschew writing about partisan politics, but like everyone else in America – and possibly a plurality of the planet – today the election was a topic of discussion, deconstruction and debate for me. President Obama and his supporters are...
by zen | Nov 6, 2012 | Monitor
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy by John R. Hale “I cannot tune a harp or play a lyre, but I know how to make a small city great.” – Themistocles Nautical archaeologist Dr. John R. Hale, an expert on bronze...
by Kirk Talbott, John Waugh and Doublas Batson | Oct 26, 2012 | Monitor
By: Kirk Talbott, John Waugh and Doublas Batson The linkages between democracy, natural resources, and peacemaking as Burma seeks a way to wind down a half-century long complex of ethnic, political, and religious strife.
by zen | Aug 31, 2012 | Monitor
Professor Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard University and a fellow at the Hoover Institution is famous for his scholarship on classical political philosophy (I often recommend his edition on Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy) as well as his provocative commentary...
by Youssef Aboul-Enein | Aug 30, 2012 | Monitor
By: Youssef Aboul-Enein A look inside the increasingly pivotal nation.
