While I'm optimistic about the direction the world is headed, generally, I think there is a need for constant vigilance and pressure on repressive governments.
After choosing monetary union, further political union and workable governance in Europe was always going to be necessary.
Why is there never a headline that says "Government program ends as its intended goal has been achieved"?
One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
Governments have always been wary of the arts because they're wayward and ambiguous and because they deal with feelings rather than facts.
Citizens' rights cannot be protected if their digital activities are governed and policed by opaque and publicly unaccountable corporate mechanisms.
Rights" are something made up by governments to make you feel like you're buying something with your taxes.
Victims suggest innocence. And innocence, by the inexorable logic that governs all relational terms, suggests guilt.
Why does a government agency that has no connection with my community have the right to dictate what is appropriate for it?
It's every American's duty to support his government but not necessarily in the style to which it has become accustomed.
That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that have signed them.
Unfortunately, very few governments think about youth unemployment when they are drawing up their national plans.
What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest.
For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy.
A well balanced, inclusive approach, according to certain standards and ideals, is essential for the proper governance of any country.
Governments must commit to sound economic and financial policies. This is how we ensure reform in the euro area - and our independence.
We need to keep pressure on our own governments to force more and more transparency.
One of the (many) problems with government is that they are usually so preoccupied with whether or not they can do something that they fail to consider whether or not they should.
If you're not going to use your free speech to criticize your own government, then what the hell is the point of having it?
It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else.
If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the people's desperate need for change.
