Election results for five Indian states were just declared showing major political changes, and re-alignments. What happened, and what do these elections portend for the next general election. I unpack the election results. Click here to read more.
Tag Archives: politics
American Elections 2024 or the Iron Law of Oligarchy Revisited
My thoughts on the 2024 American elections. In both elections where Trump beat a female Democrat candidate (2016; 2024), the Democrat primaries were afflicted by the iron law of oligarchy. With some digressions through the interesting story of Gabbard. Click here to read.
Dynasty, Defamation, Democracy
On 23rd of March 2023, Rahul Gandhi, key member of the opposition party in India was convicted on defamation charges. There has been much debate about what this means for Indian democracy, with perhaps not enough attention paid to the facts of the case, and placing it within the political and legal context of India. I analyse the verdict and its context to bring you up to speed. Click here to read.