Tag / revolution
-
![]()
A Transportation Revolution Built To Last?
In early July, I rediscovered the wonders of riding a bike. For the first time in years, I felt the awe of my physical ability, the smooth weightlessness, and the mystical balance that a childhood in the hilly Bay Area discouraged. As I did not own a bike, my ride through Forest Park was possible…
-
![]()
Authoritarianism: A Quick and Easy Guide
Congratulations! You are now dictator of your nation! Through your [power acquisition method], you are in an influential position to guide your nation for the next few [days/years/decades]! Be proud, for you are following a strong tradition of autocrats usurping democratic norms for the sake of personal gain. Play your cards right and future generations…
-
![]()
An Appeal from the People of Homs, Syria
Obituaries of fallen Syrians in Homs. On Tuesday, two Syrian activists working closely with those in the Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) and a Syrian-American student from the besieged city of Homs riveted a crowd of seventy five people for one hour through a three-way video call. Skirting severe media restrictions in the country,…
-
Western Opportunism
For the past 8 years, Muammar Qaddafi thought himself successfully rehabilitated. He had reset his relationships with the West, leaving him comfortably without enemies and invulnerable to West-approved regime change. Though his Libyan regime had comfortably played the role of international pariah for decades, in 2003 Qaddafi began to rethink the most anti-Western of his…
