Politics

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction, said President Reagan. You are that generation. The Republic they gave us almost 250 years ago is collapsing. We have forgotten how to be free. But maybe it’s not too late. Freedom! You can handle it. But you need to hurry.

Every human being passes through three main phases during his/her life. This book is a product of a premature third phase, built on top of arduous process of thinking, structuring ideas and insomnia. Discover these three phases and understand why most of our perception are just pointless.

Queer Privacy is a collection of essays about community, family, coming out, dating, domestic violence, activism, sex work and suicide. We will talk about problems, we won't always have solutions, and not all the stories have happy endings. After all, this is real life and we are building it together - one step at a time.

You’re a Muslim father walking down a city street with two young kids in tow. You see a sign posted on a wall that says “Muslims Go Home!” You’ve seen signs like this before. How should you react? Jeremy Waldron thinks you should be fearful because such signs evoke memories of the horrible things done to you and your kind in the past. Meanwhile, he thinks, while you are cowering in fear, those who posted the signs are comforted, all the while planning and conspiring with others to do awful things to you and yours if you don’t leave. Moreover, because the signs are legally permitted, other potential hate mongers, currently in hiding, decide to jump in and join the fray. After all, if the messages weren’t OK, the signs wouldn’t be tolerated—would they? Given the messages sent by such signs, what should be done to protect public order and reassure targeted minorities they are equal citizens? Should we ban the signs or permit them, leaving their worth for private individuals to decide? Why… ban the signs and prohibit the speech, of course!  So Jeremy Waldron argues in "The Harm in Hate Speech", a book which attacks the reigning American free speech paradigm and attempts to resuscitate arguments for a group libel statute, long dead and buried in America but alive and well today in Europe. "On Resurrecting Beauharnais: Jeremy Waldron and Group Libel" critically examines the arguments Waldron presents for such a statute as well as relevant views of other writers argumentatively in the same camp.

The OpenPolitics Manifesto is a new kind of political manifesto; one created completely by the public. An experiment in Open Source Democracy which started in 2013, the manifesto can be edited by anyone at all - that means that if you find something wrong or incomplete, you can suggest a change quickly and easily. Why leave it to politicians?

Opinions are like flare, which can turn either way: they can spread like wild fire or encapsulate themselves within the bounds of personal integrity, and thus illuminate. I started writing opinions in the late 2008 through my blogs, and the present book is a short selection of my opinions presented therein with emphasis on responsible writing.

To be very frank, this is my selfish attempt to influence you towards my worldview, but, trust me, I have a sense of humor; so, there is a strong possibility that some of my writings may entertain you.

John Milton's original, eloquent call for freedom of speech, now with accompanying modern translation for today's students.