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Despite attacks on bureaucracies, experts agree such organizations are more important than ever

Of all the questions confronting voters in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, few are as puzzling as the seemingly unwavering support for a political candidate deeply mired in embarrassing sex scandals and criminal business practices.

As utopian oases dry up, a desert of banality, and bewilderment spreads …

About six months ago, Americans’ belief in God hit an all-time low.

Sociologist and writer who studied the disparities in media coverage of industrial conflicts

Max Weber, the founder of modern sociology, once argued that charismatic politicians are seen by their followers as saviours and heroes.

Rugby football was the best of all our pleasures: it was religion and desire and fulfilment all in one.

Violence is no stranger to human political existence. In fact, there is an intimate relationship between politics and violence. Refrains such as “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” or “war is merely the continuation of politics with other means” are reminders of that intimacy. Some would…