Now as then, the US supported forces that wanted to change the political situation in Venezuela.
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In the shift from absolutism towards representative government, the monarch symbolised impartiality and balance
Is the US a democracy or a republic? That’s a misleading question, writes a historian of early America. The values of republicanism and the values of democracy have both been vital to the nation.
Polls indicate majority support for abortion rights in most states, but laws differ greatly between places that uphold such rights and those that ban the procedure.
America was founded on the idea of rejecting a monarchy.
Charles’ royal tour will be historic – but will this be for the right reasons?
The founders saw a need for government to intervene in markets.
Governor-general designate Sam Mostyn would become the latest punching bag in the culture wars. But how will her Governor-Generalship compare to others past?
Canadians should learn the lessons of the U.S. and the U.K. to avoid idealizing a republic with a powerful president and at the same time acknowledge that a constitutional monarchy is no alternative.
As Charles is crowned King, maybe the time has come for Canada to reassess its connection with the British monarchy and become a republic.
Many of those critical or skeptical of the monarchy have felt silenced.
If the prime minister is right, and New Zealand’s ties to the monarchy will only strengthen under Charles III, the country will be swimming against the Commonwealth tide.
Police may not have been justified in making arrests over breach of the peace and public order.
The move to a republic has been gathering pace for many years.
A monarch with absolute powers is just as dangerous as self-serving politicians in a democracy.
The protests, which have lasted for weeks, have become embroiled with deep anxieties in France about decolonisation, policing, the limits to secularism and the place of Muslims in French society.
Barbados is avoiding a referendum on whether to remove the Queen as head of state – is that a good idea?
In the midst of our present crisis, this week’s release of the Palace letters has taken us back to the debate about another crisis, massive at the time and of lasting significance but rather put into perspective…
Venezuela’s opposition has called a 48-hour strike to stop the Maduro government from rewriting the nation’s constitution. But grassroots democracy may not be able to save the Bolivarian Republic.
Donald Horne saw Australia as a lucky country that was squandering its luck. His bold ideas captured the nation’s imagination. But being a public intellectual is no longer easy. Who will come up with the next grand ideas?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Lecturer and Teacher, Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of History, University of Sydney
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Professor of Politics, UNSW
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Professor of Political Theory, Loughborough University; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Senior Lecturer in Academic Professional Development, Arden University
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Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
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Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Principal Lecturer, Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories, University of Brighton
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Associate Professor of History, Miami University
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Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati
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Instructor, Legal Studies and Criminology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University