by Dan Jeffries | Aug 28, 2014 | Uncategorized, History, Politics, World Events |
Every since I set out to write my Chinese epic, the Jasmine Wars, I’ve wanted to use a modified version of a famous communist propaganda poster for the cover. You see it in the corner there on the left. The communists used it in the Hundred Flowers Campaign, an...
by Dan Jeffries | Aug 3, 2012 | News, Politics, Psychology, World Events |
As I watch all the hope and promise drain out of the Arab Spring, it got me thinking about why most revolutions fail. Not long ago the military regime of Egypt passed a series of laws that stripped the incoming president of all power and guaranteed their military...
by Dan Jeffries | Dec 12, 2011 | News, Politics, World Events |
I’ve long believed that if people are just given the chance, that in general they will make the right decisions. Democracy requires the people to see their society as a whole and make decisions collectively. That’s why, as the Arab Spring took hold, I...
