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Tag: PATRIOT

President Obama should discontinue President Bush’s electronic suveillance policies

Posted on August 6, 2013 by JL Admin

When Barack Obama took over the reigns from George W. Bush, he was expected to make significant changes to the policy framework. But already into the second year of his Presidency, it is fair to say that Obama’s performance has fallen short of expectations. On the negative side, the ‘surge’ in military operations in Afghanistan…

The USA PATRIOT Act and issues of privacy

Posted on August 5, 2013 by JL Admin

The twentieth century has been a transformational period for human societies.  As the process of industrialization advanced during this period, more people moved away from rural to urban settings.  As a result major cities became overpopulated and towns expanded into cities.  The meaning of ‘public space’ got expanded and redefined during this process.  And when…

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Are modes of resistance different in democracies than in monarchies?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by JL Admin

Resistance and dissent against established institutions have proven to be difficult throughout the history of organized societies.  Even today, many parts of the world languish under the rule of autocrats, plutocrats and oligarchs, where opposition to authority is silenced by coercion or crushed by force.  Even in the so-called democratic countries there have been political…

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