by Aseem Gupta | Sep 8, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
Reading Time: 28 MinutesOn July 15, 2016, tanks occupied the streets of Istanbul, fighter jets flew over Ankara, and soldiers attempted to overthrow Turkey’s elected government. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appeared on television through a mobile video call, urging...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 4, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
Reading Time: 56 MinutesIn 2024, much of the world went to the polls. From the world’s largest democracy to Pacific island nations with populations smaller than a typical city neighbourhood, voters chose presidents, parliaments and governments in an...
by Aseem Gupta | May 20, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
Reading Time: 27 MinutesIn October 1995, Canada came within 54,288 votes of losing Quebec. After months of campaigning and a remarkable 93.52% voter turnout, 49.42% of Quebecers voted for sovereignty, while 50.58% voted against it. A country that had existed for more...
by Aseem Gupta | Jan 20, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
Reading Time: 29 MinutesIn November 2024, Elon Musk presented an extraordinary proposition: the United States government could eliminate as much as $2 trillion in spending by confronting waste, dismantling unnecessary bureaucracy, cancelling expensive contracts and...
by Aseem Gupta | Jan 17, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
Reading Time: 25 MinutesIn January 2009, Barack Obama entered the White House promising to change the relationship between government and private industry. One of his priorities was closing the revolving door that allowed lobbyists to become government officials and...
by Aseem Gupta | Sep 9, 2016 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
Reading Time: 13 MinutesNorth Korea occupies a peculiar place in the world’s imagination. Its leaders are celebrated in enormous portraits, independent journalism is virtually nonexistent, political dissent can lead to imprisonment, and power has passed through...
