2,477 words Modern development theory rests on a simple assumption: institutions can be transferred from one society to another. If a country adopts the right legal codes, builds courts, trains bureaucrats, and establishes regulatory agencies, it is expected to converge toward the stability and prosperity of developed nations. This assumption persists not because it is […]
The Attributes of the Arts; by Anne Vallayer-Coster; 1769. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. 1,466 words In the United States, discussions surrounding gifted education seem to have progressed beyond mere reform and into a phase of reduction. For instance, during his time in office, Bill de Blasio instructed New York City’s public elementary schools to stop […]
Departure of Japan’s Iwakura Mission to the West. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. 1,419 words Decolonization has become one of the most resonant and politically charged themes across the developing world. From the Caribbean to Africa, it is invoked as a moral imperative, a necessary process of reclaiming identity, sovereignty, and dignity after centuries of foreign […]
2,310 words A society can become technologically modern while remaining intellectually pre-modern. Satellites may be launched into space while superstition governs everyday decisions. The result is not progress but instability—a condition that can be described as second-hand modernity. How can a society produce seemingly world-class engineers and nuclear scientists while remaining deeply irrational? How can […]
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