Tag Archives: Political Science

Healthy Societies Are Efficient

Posted on September 28, 2021 by N.S. Palmer

Efficiency isn’t everything, but healthy societies and people need it. If you want the deep explanation of why that’s true, read about Charles Darwin’s observations of birds (finches) on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America. Each island … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Relations, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Society | Tagged Bible, China, Communication, Evolution, Group solidarity, In-Group, Poetry, Political Science, Shared culture, Social cohesion, Solidarity | Leave a comment

Legitimacy Matters

Posted on October 11, 2018 by N.S. Palmer

Any society needs rules; an authority to resolve disputes; and the population’s broad willingness to respect the authority. Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | Tagged Law, Legitimacy, Political Philosophy, Political Science, Society | Leave a comment