Authoritarianism

Authoritarianism Disguised as Asian Democracy: The Effect of Single Party Dominance on Malaysia and Singapore’s Political System In our current political landscape, most democracies achieve political legitimacy from a popular belief in an effective government. This relationship between legitimacy and democracy lies in the acknowledgement of key democratic features like representative elections, a multi-party system, citizen rule, limitations on lawmakers, respect for minority rights, etc.…

Without a power structure to begin with, there would be little to revolt against. Due to psychological links between authoritarianism and rebellion, revolution will likely coincide with top-down power structure in government. This creates the first step in the so-called anatomy of a revolution. As aforementioned, first people herd together with a common belief, then they gain…

Benefits and Concerns of Business Globalization Business Globalization has been a misunderstood concept among public citizens and even government officials. Globalization is the growing interaction between international countries that affects many different aspects of life. There are two different perspectives of business globalization which are pro-globalization and anti-globalization. Pro-globalization is supporting policies such as free trade, offshored manufacturing, and open borders; while…

Living in fear of losing a job, being denied rights by the government, and the fear of being brutally killed should not be crossing the minds of people who are trying to do things that make them happy. Many transgender people live in constant fear of these things for simply being themselves, and doing what makes them feel comfortable in their own skin. The transgender community faces a lot of discrimination and progress is not coming as quickly as it is for the rest of the LGBTQ community.…

Contemporary policing in order to avoid inefficiency and irrelevancy, requires each officer of the law to possess a flexible and understanding personality. Rigidity is a common trait amongst authoritarian personalities. Building on the efficiency of the police force in their investigative and decision making skills so they are able to deliver justice. These skills can be improved by installing critical thinking in the minds of police officers. Critical thinking will allow the police force to…

Exhibiting Ayn Rand’s voice the influential piece The Fountainhead, expresses the views Rand wanted shared. Ayn Rand, born in Russia in 1905, lived a normal childhood until Bolshevik soldiers took over her father’s store during the Russian Civil War forcing her family into poverty. The sudden change in lifestyle led to Rand developing strong feelings about the government’s involvement in people’s livelihoods. Rand continued to create new political, social and religious beliefs that led to her…

Editorial articles are common way for writers to relay arguments pertaining to a specific subject and few subjects have incited more arguments as of late than presidential candidate Donald Trump. One of the most hotly contested aspects of Donald Trump is whether or not his political platform constitutes fascism. Two articles that explore this topic of Donald Trump’s status as a fascist are The Red Phoenix’s Donald Trump and the Rise of Neo-Fascism and Tim Stanley’s Donald Trump is Not a Fascist…

Technology is very useful in everyday life and many people benefit from the breakthroughs that have occurred in the last century. The Internet is one of these breakthroughs that have come into existence during this time frame. It has changed the way we relax, learn, do business, and communicate. Many people believe that the Internet promotes democracy, as it is a symbol of freedom. Evgany Morozov’s article “Technology’s Role in Revolution: Internet Freedom and Political Oppression” is about the…

Since the ending of World War II, great controversy has arisen regarding the potential use of the Nazi doctors’ medical experiment findings. Nazi leaders instructed the doctors to perform sickening, gruesome, and terrifying experiments on the inmates of the concentration camps all throughout Europe. These unlawful experiments led the German medical community to gain vast amounts of knowledge regarding the physical limits of the human body under severe circumstances. According to Joel Dimsdale,…

Prejudice and discrimination have many undesirable impacts. In the workplace setting, they are related to workplace bullying, lower productivity, lower employee engagement, turnover, workplace deviance, and burnout. (Deitch et al., 2003; Ragins & Cornwell, 2001). From the societal aspect, they might result in social unrest, riot and ethnic cleansing that could cause destruction, affecting tourism and foreign company investments (Ahmed, 1995; Green & Seher, 2003). These could have a disastrous…