Sonam Wangchuk stands as a moral compass in a time when dissent is under siege. In our co-authored piece for The Wire, we argue that his peaceful resistance—anchored in Gandhian ideals and ecological wisdom—embodies the conscience of modern India. Wangchuk’s fasts and climate-focused activism are not acts of rebellion but acts of restoration: of truth, environment, and democracy itself. His story is a mirror to the nation’s soul, reminding us that silence is complicity, and courage is the truest form of love for one’s country.
Tag: Democracy
Political Philosophy as if the Neighbour Mattered
In an age of rising inequality and social fracture, Political Philosophy as if the Neighbour Mattered reimagines governance around one timeless principle — love thy neighbour as thyself. This framework transforms moral empathy into measurable public policy, proposing a “Loving Republic” where care becomes infrastructure, justice is restorative, and every law passes the “neighbour impact” test. Drawing from thinkers across civilizations — from Bhishma and Confucius to Rawls, Gandhi, and Habermas — it offers a practical constitutional model for inclusive, ecological, and compassionate governance that treats the good society not as an abstraction, but as a shared moral practice.
Love God, Love Your Neighbour, Love Your Enemy – James Talarico’s interview with Joe Rogan
The Conservatism of Democracy
by Greg Conti (teaches political theory and the history of political thought at Princeton University) “Using words like ‘problematic,’ ‘cisgender,’ … More
We are on a path to ‘catastrophic failure’ of our democracy if we don’t change
The degree to which we hate each other has gone up more or less steadily and continuously. You might just … More
Know Thyself 