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The abolition of external exams brought an end to gains in equity and the meritocratic principle that characterised Australian education in the post-war years. The system encouraged students to strive and identified their relative abilities. This should not have been grounds for complaint, yet it was scrapped as an unconscionable burden. The result has been tragic
The distinction between totalitarianism and totalism offers valuable insights for China studies and the making of U.S. China policy.
As Jon Elster rightfully notes, the United States was born in rebellion by a rag-tag bunch of 'colonials' against their mother country.
An impulsive altercation or a single stone-pelting incident can, indeed, be spontaneous. But the extended spirals of violence are not.
Author: Jon Elster With america before 1787, Jon Wlster offers the second volume of a projected trilogy that examines the emergence of constitutional politics in France and America. Here, he explores the increasingly uneasy relations between Britain and its American colonies and the social movements through which the 13 colonies overcame their seemingly deep internal