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The Future of Constitutionalism – Part 1
The Future of Constitutionalism: Constitutionalize before You Democratize by Tsvi Bisk Executive Summary This article is about the future of democracy based on constitutionalism. What do we mean when we say democracy, fair elections, and constitutionality? What has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabs, constitutional democracy, Constitutionalism, Democracy, Erich Fromm, Fareed Zakaria, freedom, ideology, Jacob Talmon, Jews, liberal, Nazis, Nazism, west
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The Future of Constitutionalism – Part 2: A Historical Overview of Constitutionalism
A Historical Overview of Constitutionalism Introduction It is one of the axioms of good futuristic methodology that to know where we are going and could possibly go we must first examine where we are and how we got here. For futurists, “history … Continue reading
The Future of Constitutionalism – Part 3: The English Speaking World
The English Speaking World England and the United States are central to the history of constitutionalism. The Magna Carta is the first written document limiting the power of the sovereign, compelling him to recognize that he is bound by the “Common Law” like … Continue reading
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Tagged america, Arabs, Charles I, Church of Rome, constitutional democracy, Constitutionalism, Democracy, England, English Civil War, freedom, Globalization, Glorious Revolution, ideology, Jews, John Ball, John Locke, liberal, Magna Carta, Nazis, Nazism, Parliamentarianism, Spain, Spanish colonies, Weimer Constitution, west
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The Future of Constitutionalism – Part 5: Ideological Conflicts
Ideological Conflicts—Marxism, Utopianism, and Utilitarianism Constitutionalism works because it makes peace with human imperfection and is a self-correcting system that abjures perfection and tries to make things a little bit better. Categorical certainty and the definite article (the problem, the solution) are the … Continue reading
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Tagged arab, constitutional democracy, Constitutionalism, Democracy, freedom, Herbert Marcuse, Hitler, ideology, Jews, liberal, majoritarianism, Marxism, Muslims, Nazis, Nazism, Neo-Marxisism, Utilitarianism, Utopianism, west
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The Future of Constitutionalism – Part 6: Universal Issues That Affect the Development Of Constitutionalism
The Future of Constitutionalism We have seen how philosophy, religion, greed, history, culture and technology as well as natural, positive and historical law have converged to generate a general constitutionalist trend in history. How might these forces be used to assure the global … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, arab, Caliphate, caste system, constitutional democracy, Constitutionalism, constitutionalist society, Democracy, freedom, ideology, India, Jews, liberal, majoritarianism, muslim, Muslim World, Muslims, Nazis, Nazism, Orwell, Orwell’s 1984, Utilitarianism, Utopianism, west
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The Future of Constitutionalism – Part 7: Constitutionalization
Constitutionalizing the Muslim World Islam is the great wild card in speculations about the possibilities of constitutionalization. I, for one, am optimistic. This is because Islam is part of the monotheistic inheritance that has given us two fundamental constitutionalist concepts. We are all … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, arab, Arab World, Caliphate, caste system, China, constitutional democracy, Constitutionalism, constitutionalist society, Democracy, freedom, ideology, Jews, liberal, Muslim World, Muslims, Utilitarianism, west
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The Future of Constitutionalism – Part 8: Conclusions
Conclusion: Reclaiming Natural Law The deconstruction of Thomas Jefferson’s “self-evident truths” has become characteristic of a certain kind of academic snootiness. It goes like this: “This means they are true because we say they are true.” Yet Jefferson might have been prescient in … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, arab, Arab World, Caliphate, caste system, China, constitutional democracy, Constitutionalism, constitutionalist society, Democracy, freedom, ideology, Jews, liberal, Muslim World, Muslims, Utilitarianism, west
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The Strategic Futurist 