An important implication of the saying, a fish rots from the head down , is that it is important that corrupt heads be swiftly punished so u...

Europe may have contributed immensely to philosophy but logic seems to have been in short supply at times, as Europe ties itself in ideologi...

Why do some countries have more inequality in terms of wealth or economic development, whether between big cities and urban areas, or just f...

I contend that the cultural differences between the Flemish and Walloons within Belgium have been exaggerated to such an extent that the ...

Ever wondered why so much energy must be expended to dislodge a long-established institution, law, or cultural norm? Why does the default h...

Sometimes when a government’s fiscal matters get bad enough, dysfunction in the real power-relations at the highest level can suddenly beco...

Shortly before leaving office, Mexican President Felipe Canderón sent to the Mexican legislature a proposal to amend the state’s constitu...

Typically, the American empire is assumed to refer to the hegemony of the U.S. in the world. “Imperialism,” in other words, is thought to ...

                                      Catalons rally in favor of secession from the state of Spain.      Globalpost.com A crowd estimat...

A region of one of the large E.U. states may split off to become a new state. For a U.S. state to split into two would require the approval...

On June 22, 2011, Philip Claeys, a representative in the E.U. Parliament, once again repeated his demand for Flemish independence, calling...

In Illinois, at least as late as 2011, state and local legislators could use their position to benefit paying clients. According to The New...