How to run a country

How can you best describe how your society needs people to behave? There are some aspects that seem very obvious, but if you consider any detail, there are bound to…

There are services that are essential for the smooth running of a nation. We’ve come to depend upon services like sewers, water provision and electricity, but these are increasingly provided…

Societies need money to function. But this is fraught with all sorts of issues – even the concept of money is a strange construct, when you think about it. Why,…

We all have the theoretical option to work. We may not have the skills or attributes for a particular employment, but we can choose whether or not to try. Realistically,…

Is it fair that some people are more valued by society than others? By the way, how do we express this merit? Arguably, it is expressed in remuneration/ wealth –…

Arguably, Nations need to be defended, otherwise they are at risk of invasion. So, a decision as to whether to have armed forces needs to be made, and policies worked…

Here’s a tricky topic – to what extent should we allow religion to influence decision-making? Who has the moral high-ground when it comes to this? Which religion is ‘right’, and…