Separation of power in a democracy:theory and practise posts
The Economist If you want to think harder about democracy's shortcomings and challenges, a book by John Dunn, a professor of political theory at Cambridge University, is an excellent place to start
105 months ago
The Economist What can game theory teach us about democracy, power and anti-elitist uprisings? From the archive
The peasant's revolt of 1381 showed that people power is fleeting
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London fawning to the far away towns
110 months ago
HuffPost UK Lifestyle "The biggest challenge for me was probably in training. Beforehand, I’d do two practise competitions a week and then I got to the Olympic games and the schedule was four practise routines in a week, which was basically double what I’d usually do. Read more ... "
Max Whitlock: 'I Had No Idea How My Body Would Cope At Rio'
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He's the most decorated British gymnast in history.
115 months ago
NPR Philosopher Henri Bergson didn't challenge Einstein's theory but, instead, a philosophy that grew up around it; Bergson's separation of science and metaphysics is worth considering, says Adam Frank.
Was Einstein Wrong?
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For Bergson, relativity was not a theory that addressed time on its most fundamental, philosophical level. Instead, he claimed, it was theory about clocks and their behavior.
121 months ago
HuffPost Weird News Kevin Bacon may be closer than you thought!
Facebook Just Smashed 'Six Degrees Of Separation' To Bits
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You've heard of six degrees of separation? It's the theory that you and pretty much any random stranger can be linked through a chain of up to six social connections.
122 months ago
Entertainment Weekly The Big Bang Theory's 'Fun with Flags' segment just isn't the same without Amy.
'The Big Bang Theory' recap: The Separation Oscillation
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Even though 'The Big Bang Theory' focused on patching up the rocky beginning of Leonard and Penny’s marriage, I couldn’t help but think about how life often...
126 months ago
Health.com The number's higher than you probably realize.
This Tool Tells You How Many People You've Indirectly Had Sex With
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The tool, dubbed Sex Degrees of Separation, uses the theory of six degrees of separation to show that most people have been sexually exposed to millions of others beyond their direct sexual partners. According to data from the National Survey of Fam Read more ... ily Growth, most Americans age 15 to 44 have had three
126 months ago
The Economist Even in its heartland, democracy is clearly suffering from serious structural problems, rather than a few isolated ailments. Since the dawn of the modern democratic era in the late 19th century, democracy has expressed itself through nation-states an Read more ... d national parliaments. People elect representatives who pull the levers of national power for a fixed period. But this arrangement is now under assault from both above and below http://econ.st/1EXwLTN
DEMOCRACY
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What’s gone wrong with democracy: Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century. Why has it run into trouble, and what can be done to revive it?
131 months ago
Dean Rader Democracy--dēmocratía ("power/rule by the people")--
is a horrible system of government.
America Is Not A Democracy, Stop Pretending It Is
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For all those condemning Citizens United vs. FEC as an end to democracy in America, let's go over a few things. Firstly, America is not a democracy. It is not, never was, nor ever was intended to be a democracy. And for very good reason. Democrac...
131 months ago
Jeremy Giroux http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliberative_democracy
Deliberative democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deliberative democracy or discursive democracy is a form of democracy in which deliberation is central to decision-making. It adopts elements of both consensus decision-making and majority rule. Deliberative democracy differs from traditional democra Read more ... tic theory in that authentic deliberation, not mer…
131 months ago