Category Archives: State Government

Global “suicide by police” cannot be the basis for a foreign policy

Posted on January 7, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers     In the abstract, there’s too much meta in global politics. Yet as today’s interview of Robin Wright on NPR indicates having that more theoretical view is very important to gaining perspective on the various machinations of domestic … Continue reading →

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Histories of commons repeat themselves as tragedy and farce

Posted on October 19, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” (Who watches the watchers) Juvenal Recently, a US rancher with unfortunate racist and fascist tendencies came to the attention of US media with unfortunate consequences but an interesting discourse path. I won’t repeat … Continue reading →

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