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In an important new article, political philosophers Jason Brennan and Christopher Freiman explain why standard justifications for paternalistic restrictions on consumers also apply to voters.

Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power", or the ability to obtain preferred outcomes by attraction, rather than coercion or payment, in his book Bound To Lead in 1990. However, he has since seen his brainchild, scribbled out on his kitchen table, grow in scope of application…

Court orders ignored

In the fifth of her series on the Treaty of Waitangi and democracy, Dame Anne Salmond examines the implications of Attorney General David Parker's findings on the proposed Rotorua represent

It is no longer suitable for a democracy such as India, says Narayana

Labour unions and the government remain locked in negotiations over the new minimum wage as workers parade on Labour Day to press their demand for a higher flat rate across the country.

NICOLA Sturgeon has said Scots should “thank their lucky stars” that they live in a democracy and can have an open debate on independence

Campaign consultants have become modern-day Jekyll and Hyde in electoral politics — making critical decisions that lead to election day victories, and also use tactics that ultimately make party organisation redundant, at least as electoral machine for recruiting candidates and contesting elections.  

Musk’s acquisition of the media platform will be a boon for free speech, he says. Governments are the ones to judge that

Troop contributions to international interventions by authoritarian states pose a puzzle. On the one hand, participation in such interventions indicates support for a liberal-cosmopolitan order that entails the protection of human rights at an international level. On the other, authoritarian regimes deny these rights to their own citizens.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner for the first time as commander-in-chief, even as the coronavirus continues to infect those around him.