https://fareedzakaria.com/1997/11/01/the-rise-of-illiberal-democracy/

Well written article about the concept of #illiberal #democracy.
I always find interesting this discussion because we end up questioning what is democracy and how it is supposed to work.

Ofc, there is no simple answer to simple questions.

#liberalism #politics

"And if governments don't step in to protect those who expose corruption, then you've got a degree of complicity on the part of the government, which accentuates the political dimension"

#whistleblowers #refugee

http://www.dw.com/en/can-whistleblowers-be-recognized-as-refugees/a-38632030

Can anyone from #Turkey confirm this? It's getting ridiculous

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39754909

#wikipedia #censorship #internet

Great #speech from the #pope

https://www.ted.com/talks/pope_francis_why_the_only_future_worth_building_includes_everyone?language=en#t-1051591

It's hard not to love him :)

Want to annoy an economist? Then start with the #neoclassical #assumptions 😂

#economics #neoclassicism

If #Macron disappoints his constituents, we should expect Melanchon/Le Pen to become the next president of #France #Politics #frenchelections

http://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-france-president-election-2017-matteo-renzi-2-0/

Nothing special about the #results :).

Check https://8values.github.io

#socialism #liberalism #politics #values https://mastodon.network/media/v_liTxZmTDqYG7_0z1I