«Посмотри внимательно на себя и подумай, как ты можешь выглядеть в глазах других людей». Этому меня учили в начальной школе в Токио. Однако все меньше и меньше людей в Японии следуют сегодня этой народной мудрости. К сожалению, то же самое касается и соседних стран, резко критикующих действия Японии.
At the end of European Communism, there was a widespread, euphoric hope that freedom and democracy would bring a better life; eventually, though, many lost that hope. The problem, under both Communism and the new liberal dispensation, was that those pursuing grand social projects had embraced ideology instead of philosophy.
considers what an Albanian Marxist philosopher can tell us about liberty in today's world.
For the US, Slovakia's general election may produce another unreliable allied government. But instead of turning a blind eye to such allies, as President Joe Biden has been doing with Poland, or confronting them with an uncompromising stance, the US should spearhead efforts to help mend flawed democracies.
reflect on the outcome of Slovakia's general election in the run-up to Poland's decisive vote.