Given that President Bush's approval ratings have dipped to an all time low, could it indicate a flaw in the democratic system where the majority are governed by a ruling class? Consider if you will, a future where everyone had a voting machine in their home that guaranateed honest, accurate voting and the people could make all the political [...]

You are a specialist in your field, with a world-wide, excellent reputation, when you are asked to participate in a high-profile study - along with other experts from various disciplines and representatives of policymakers. You accept and contribute, to the best of your abilities - yet none of your input is reflected in the final report. What is [...]

A politician plans to do something that you consider to be a good (or even great) thing. Then you find out their reasoning for doing it is totally misguided.... Would you continue to support that politician?

Whenever there is an incident of terrorismand this applies to many countriesthe government ushers through new laws giving them more powers, which at any other time would be fiercely rejected by the populous. I would suggest that existing laws are more than adequate to locate and prosecute terrorists. Elevating criminals to a special status only [...]